6.
THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1985
THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. THE OVERALL FIGURES BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1984 AND DECEMBER 1984 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE*
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
MAR. 85 ON
ECONOMY
MAR. 84
DEC. 84
MAR.. 85
MAR. 84
MAR. 85 ON DEC. 84
MANUFACTURING
49 060
WHOLESALE AND
6 580
23 810
6 160
29 010
-40.9
+21.0
7 710
+17.2
+25.2
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT
TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
2 500
2 330
2 900
+16.0
+24.7
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.
RELATIVE TO MARCH 1984, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED BY 40.9 PER CENT IN MARCH 1985. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 17.2 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND BY 16.0 PER CENT FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
COMPARING WITH DECEMBER 1984, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 21.8 PER CENT, 25.2 PER CENT AND 24.7 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RESPECTIVELY.
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