THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1984
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION AT 3-7212768.
STATISTICAL DETAILS OF THE SURVEY ARE CONTAINED
IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES:
A.
ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
(PERCENTAGE CHANGE
OVER THE PRECEDING
MONTH)
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
1984
1984
1984
ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) FOR AUGUST 1984
INDUSTRY
WEARING APPAREL,
EXCEPT FOOTWEAR
1
-2
-2
4.95
TEXTILES, EXCEPT
WEAR ING APPAREL
-3
-3
-1
2.31
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
7
*
*
4.39
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
1
*
-1
3.57
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
-1
-1
-2
5.50
OTHERS
ALL ABOVE INDUSTRIES
1
1
* 1
-1
* 21
4.47
-2
4.63
B.
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED
(PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH)
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
FOR
INDUSTRY SERVICES
JUNE JULY
AUG.
1984
1984
1984
JUNE JULY
AUG.
AUG. 1984
1984
1984
1984
HK$
MANUFACTURING
FOOD AND DRINKS
TAR
5
2
-3
{
18
-3
-2
5
2 732
1
2
2
3
-1
04
2
3 643
WEARING APPAREL,