SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1988
IN
SECTORS
SURVEYED,
SERVICE THE EMPLOYMENT IN APRIL 1988 WAS ABOUT THE SAME INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER APRIL 1987.
THE
OVERALL
LEVEL
OF
AS IN MARCH 1988, BUT
MODERATELY, PARTICULARLY IN
COMPARED WHEN
WITH MARCH 1988.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED BANKS AND PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES, COMPARED WITH APRIL 1987, PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED IN MOST OF THE SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED.
SUBSTANTIALLY
EMPLOYMENT AND PER
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND t CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF
50 COMPANIES AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
THE
LARGEST
CHOSEN
THE 200 COMPANIES IN
BY REFERENCE
LARGEST MANUFACTURING THE
TO
CONSTRUCTION
AND
THEIR EMPLOYMENT
THE DEPARTMENT AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS,
OF CHANGES INDICATED BY THE SURVEY CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDES RESULTS MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
ΤΟ
PROVIDE A QUICK
A ASSESSMENT
USEFUL OF
THESE ARE EXPECTED NEVERTHELESS,
CHANGE FOR OF INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT
PUBLICATIONS
APRIL 1988 IS FOR
NOW ON SALE AT THE CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GOVERNMENT
AND CENSUS
STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRAL, AND AT THE SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $1.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES
ABOUT
THE
SURVEY
RESULTS
MAY BE
MADE
TO STATISTICS
THE
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234820.
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE
END OF APRIL 1988
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED
WITHI MAR. 88
APRIL. 87
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
1.36
- 3
WEARING APPAREL
1.62
+1
TEXTILES
2.72
-3
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.63
– 1
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
1.38
+1
A A A A
1
- 4
/ELECTRICAL AND