MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1986
NOVEMBER ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT,
PAYROLL FIGURES OUT ****
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) IN THE 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECLINED SLIGHTLY IN NOVEMBER 1985 COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE WEARING APPAREL, PLASTIC PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES REPORTED A DECLINE IN THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS, WHEREAS THE OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES REPORTED NO CHANGE.
CTS
THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS A WHOLE ALSO FELL SLIGHTLY AS SOME FIRMS LAID OFF WORKERS. DECREASES IN EMPLOYMENT MAINLY OCCURRED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES, FABRICATED METAL FRODUCTS, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES REPORTED A STABLE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
INCREASES IN BOTH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE REPORTED BY THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES. MAINLY DUE TO THE SEVERANCE PAY GIVEN BY SOME FIRMS TO LAID-OFF WORKERS.
THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY HAD A NOTABLE DECLINE IN PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THE NUMBER OF OPERATIVES DECLINED AS SOME PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED.
BOTH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE SERVICES SECTORS DECLINED AS THERE HAD BEEN PAYMENT OF BONUSES BY SOME FIRMS IN OCTOBER.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLES BELOW.
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 THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN MARCH 1983.
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