TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
INDUSTRY/ SERVICES
MANUFACTURING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1988
PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF DECEMBER 1987
CHANGE WHEN
COMPARED WITH
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
NOV. 87 DEC. 86 IN DECEMBER 87 NOV. 87 DEC. 86
(%)
(%)
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
- 1
-3
4,219
+12
+11
FOOD AND DRINKS
WEARING APPAREL
TEXTILES
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
+1
5,076
+18
+7
-7
3,691
+10
+5
+1
4.400
+18
+5
- 16
3,634
+4
+19
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
-2
+1
3,839
+1
+18
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
-1
- 1
4,014
+13
+15
OTHERS
-2
5,434
+10
+10
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
+1
5,929
+8
+18
+2
8,903
+42
+8
+3
10,194
+72
+12
די
5.645
+39
+25
- 1
8.700
+38
+8
+8
8,643
+18
-2
CHANGES WITH +/- 0.5%
ENGAGED
COVER
COMPANY
PERSONS
EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE:
"PER CAPITA EARNINGS" WHICH ARE UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND” AND
THE TOTAL NUMBER AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE FIRMS SURVEYED,
FIRMS SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
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