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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1984
FAVOURABLE BUSINESS CLIMATE CONTINUES TO PREVAIL IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN BUSINESS IS ANTICIPATED BY FIRMS.
RESPONDENTS IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS' BUSINESS ARE ALSO CONFIDENT OF AN IMPROVED BUSINESS SITUATION IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
HOWEVER, COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CONTINUE TO HOLD A PESSIMISTIC VIEW ABOUT THE BUSINESS PROSPECT, FURTHER DETERIORATION IN BUSINESS IS EXPECTED FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS SITUATION WAS EXPERIENCED BY FIRMS ACROSS ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN THE SECOND QUARTER, WITH THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT ACHIEVED BY FIRMS IN THE
'PLASTICS', 'ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES AND 'ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES. THEY EXPECT THE FAVOURABLE SITUATION TO CONTINUE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
FIRMS IN THE 'TEXTILES' INDUSTRY REPORTED SOME IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS IN THE SECOND QUARTER BUT THEY EXPECT THAT THE BUSINESS GROWTH WILL BE STABILISED IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
AS FOR THE OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, NAMELY FOOD, BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO', 'WEARING APPAREL, PRINTING', *FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS' AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ́ ́ INDUSTRIES, RESPONDING FIRMS EXPERIENCED IMPROVEMENTS IN BUSINESS IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER ARE FAVOURABLE, PARTICULARLY FOR FIRMS IN THE WATCHES AND CLOCKS' INDUSTRY.
DURING THE SECOND QUARTER, RESPONDENTS IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE' BUSINESS EXPERIENCED A STABLE BUSINESS SITUATION, AND THEY PREDICT SOME IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS FOR THE COMING QUARTER.
A SEASONAL DOWNTREND IN BUSINESS IN THE SECOND QUARTER WAS REPORTED BY FIRMS IN THE 'RESTAURANTS BUSINESS BUT THE BUSINESS IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
FIRMS IN THE 'HOTELS' BUSINESS REPORTED A RISE IN BUSINESS IN THE SECOND QUARTER BUT ANTICIPATE A DECLINE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER, DUE MAINLY TO SEASONAL FACTORS.
FIRMS IN THE "BANKING' AND 'TRANSPORTATION BUSINESSES EXPERIENCED AN IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS IN THE SECOND QUARTER WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN HAD BEEN EXPECTED IN THE PREVIOUS SURVEY. RESPONDENTS PREDICT THAT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK IS EXPECTED TO FURTHER IMPROVE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
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