SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1984
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SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR MARCH
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THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED IN MARCH 1984, ACCORDING TO A MONTHLY SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY COVERS EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR MARCH 1984.
MOST INDUSTRIES, ESPECIALLY THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS SECTOR, REPORTED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ORDERS. THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY REPORTED NO CHANGE IN ITS ORDER POSITION.
THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT REMAINED STABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS A WHOLE, DESPITE SLIGHT DECREASES IN THE WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES AND THE OTHERS+ CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIES.
ON THE OTHER HAND, A SLIGHT INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICES SECTOR SHOWED NO CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH, APART FROM A SMALL INCREASE RECORDED IN HOTELS.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES DECREASED SLIGHTLY AS A FEW FIRMS COMPLETED SOME CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
INCREASES IN BOTH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE RECORDED BY MOST MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY.
THE INCREASES WERE MAINLY DUE TO PAYMENTS FOR OVERTIME WORK AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS,
PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ALSO INCREASED FOR THE SAME REASON.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE BANKING SECTOR RECORDED A SLIGHT DECLINE IN BOTH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS, REPORTEDLY DUE TO STAFF MOVEMENT AT THE SENIOR LEVEL IN A FEW BANKS COVERED BY THE SURVEY.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE SHOWN IN THE ACCOMPANYING TABLES.
WHEN RELEASING THE SURVEY RESULTS, THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THE IR EMPLOYMENT IN MARCH 1983.
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