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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1984
EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICES SECTOR SHOWED NO CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THE NUMBER OF OPERATIVES INCREASED SLIGHTLY AS A FEW FIRMS STARTED SOME NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH, PAYROLL ACROSS THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ROSE.
INCREASES IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE ALSO RECORDED IN SEVERAL INDUSTRIES, NOTABLY IN THE TEXTILES AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES, DUE TO SALARY REVISION AND MORE OVERTIME WORK BEING CARRIED OUT.
WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, ONLY THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT DECLINE IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS.
PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR INCREASED, DUE TO PAYMENTS FOR OVERTIME WORK.
ON THE OTHER HAND, BOTH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN HOTELS DECLINED SUBSTANTIALLY BECAUSE OF SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND PAYMENT OF BONUSES BY A FEW FIRMS IN APRIL.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE SHOWN IN TWO TABLES BELOW.
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.
AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT RESULTS ON MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, ALTHOUGH THEY SHOULD GIVE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MAY 1984 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, AT $1.5 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION AT 3-7212579.
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