THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1988
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SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS
ACCORDING TO THE SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE 1986 SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND
SERVICES RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 194 STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE IN OPERATION DURING THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1986 (AN TOTAL INCREASE OF 13 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1985), AND THEY ENGAGED A OF 4,072 PERSONS (+23 PER CENT).
THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $1,097 MILLION OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND OTHER INCOME (+26 PER CENT), AND SPENT
ON $209 MILLION COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES (+26 PER CENT) AND $708 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES (+24 PER CENT).
INCREASED BY
ITS CONTRIBUTION 32 PER CENT TO $533
THE VALUE ADDED OF THIS SECTOR, REPRESENTING TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, MILLION IN 1986.
IN THE COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR WHICH INCLUDES TELEPHONE,
TELEGRAPH, COURIER, RADIO-PAGING AND OTHER TELECOMMUNICATION
COMPANIES, THERE WERE 181 ESTABLISHMENTS INCREASE OF 12 PER CENT OVER 1985. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED ROSE BY 16 PER CENT TO 22,663.
IN OPERATION
IN
1986,
AN
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AMOUNTED TO $1, 672 MILLION CENT) AND OPERATING EXPENSES TO $2,343 MILLION (+33 PER CENT).
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PER
BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND OTHER INCOME INCREASED BY 23 PER CENT TO SECTOR TO THE GROSS $8,024 MILLION, WHILE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THIS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED INCREASED BY 16 PER CENT TO $4,895 MILLION.
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IN
IN THE FINANCING SECTOR, 2,141 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE
WITH 1985. OPERATION DURING 1986, AN INCREASE OF 7 PER CENT COMPARED THIS SECTOR COMPRISES LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANIES CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, FINANCE LEASING, PAWNSHOPS, INVESTMENT AND HOLDING AND DEALERS, COMPANIES, SECURITIES, FUTURES AND GOLD BULLION BROKERS MONEY CHANGERS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKERS AND DEALERS.
COMPARED WITH 1985. THE SECTOR'S TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONA ENGAGED WENT UP BY 7 PER CENT TO 21,262.
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AMOUNTED TO $2,472 MILLION (+26 PER CENT) AND OPERATING EXPENSES TO $7,866 MILLION (+36 PER CENT).
/BUSINESS RECEIPTS