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SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1983
COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1982, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR MARCH 1983 DECREASED IN ALL OF THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS. THE DECREASES IN THE MAUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR WERE 12.5 PER CENT, 33.6 PER CENT AND 37.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
RELATIVE TO DECEMBER 1982, HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR MARCH 1983 INCREASED IN ALL OF THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS. WHILE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES OF 62.1 PER CENT AND 23.3 PER CENT WERE RECORDED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR RESPECTIVELY, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 7.5 PER CENT.
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY ARE STATISTICS ON MONTHLY PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
QUARTERLY TOTALS FOR EACH OF THESE SECTORS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE 1
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF
TOTAL QUARTERLY PAYROLL IN
1ST QTR. 1982
%% CHANGE +
1ST QTR. 1983
ON
THE ECONOMY
HK SMN
1ST QTR. 1983
HK SMN
1ST QTR. 1982
MANUFACTURING
5 531
6 011
+ 8.7
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
3 525
4 185
+18.7
IMPORT AND EXPORT,
AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
FINANCE INSURANCE,
1 861
2 128
+14.4
REAL ESTATE AND
BUSINESS SERVICES
+ BASED ON UNROUNDED PAYROLL FIGURES
RELATIVE TO THE SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO, PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS INCREASED BY 8.7 PER CENT, 18.7 PER CENT AND 14.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. THE INCREASES IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 18.7 PER CENT AND 14.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, WERE PARTICULARLY LARGE. THESE INCREASES WERE IN PART DUE TO INCREASED EMPLOYMENT.
BY ADJUSTING