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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1985
TABLE 3: REAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC
SECTORS
SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS
INDEXES (MARCH 1982
=
100)
JUN.
1984
SEPT. DEC. MAR. 1984 1984 1985
JUN.
1985
MANUFACTURING
96.8
97.1 97.7 99.1 100.4
WHOLESALE-RETAIL
92.6
93.3 94.6 95.5 95.1
IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
105.6
107.0 107.2
110.0 112.9
BUSINESS SERVICES
98.0
97.2 97.9
100.3 103.J
PERSONAL SERVICES
94.5
93.7 94.5 95.9 97.0
ALL SECTORS ABOVE
96.7 97.2 97.9 99.3 100.4
ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS FOR 1984
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TO PROVIDE STATISTICS ON THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTORS IN HONG KONG, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS ECONOMIC SURVEYS EACH YEAR COVERING SECTORS ON INDUSTRY BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE; WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS; TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES; STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
ABOUT 27 000 ESTABLISHMENTS ARE SELECTED AT RANDOM BY COMPUTER FROM SOME 200 000 ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE SENT TO SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS REQUESTING THEM TO SUPPLY DATA ON THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, FLOOR AREA, NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES AND BUSINESS TURNOVER.
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