THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1987
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1985 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION REPORT NOW ON SALE
A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED "1985 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION" HAS RECENTLY BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE REPORT PRESENTS THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED FROM MAY 1986 TO EARLY 1987, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SURVEY METHODOLOGY, IT IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY ON THE SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION.
THE SURVEY COVERED ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, AS WELL AS THOSE ENGAGED IN MINING AND QUARRYING, AND IN THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.
IN THE SURVEY REPORT, SUMMARY STATISTICS SHOWING THR STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SECTORS COVERED ARE GIVEN.
FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, STATISTICS WITH BREAKDOWN BY INDUSTRY GROUPS AND OTHER ANALYTICAL VARIABLES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
THESE STATISTICS PROVIDE A BASIS FOR ASSESSING INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE, IDENTIFYING STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND MAKING INTER-INDUSTRY COMPARISONS.
THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT $16 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMANT PULICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19/F, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
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