SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
MANUFACTURING
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT
TRADES AND
AND EXPORT
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
A
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1988
REAL INDEX OF
PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED
■ JUNE 1980 : 100)
SEPT.86
SEPT.87
X CHANGE
SEPT.87
ON
SEPT.86
(31.8
140.4
+ 6.5
129.4
130.8
+ 1.1
126.7
133.9
5.7
OF
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1986 AND SEPTEMBER 1987, INCREASES 12.7 PER CENT, 7 PER CENT AND 11.9 PER CENT WERE REGISTERED IN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL. PER PERSON ENGAGED IN 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.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD THE CORRESPONDING INCREASES INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED WERE 6.5 PER CENT, AND 5.7 PER CENT.
IN THE REAL PER CENT
DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL. STATISTICS, SEPTEMBER 1987, WHICH 15 AVAILABLE AT $11 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAT TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
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