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RETAIL TRADE ACCOUNTED FOR 14 PER CENT, WHILE WHOLESALE TRADE TOOK UP 11 PER CENT, RESTAURANTS 4 PER CENT AND HOTELS/BOARDING
HOUSES 1 PER CENT.
IN 1986, THE
IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE (58 PER CENT) OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR. THE REST WAS CONTRIBUTED BY RETAIL TRADE (17 PER CENT), RESTAURANTS (13 PER CENT), WHOLESALE TRADE (7 PER CENT) AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (6 PER CENT).
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WHEN COMPARED WITH 1985, THE WHOLESALE TRADE AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE RECORDED THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS (BOTH BY +23 PER CENT), FOLLOWED BY HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (+19 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE (+13 PER CENT) AND RESTAURANTS (+9 PER CENT).
IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE, RECORDED THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+28 PER CENT), FOLLOWED
BY HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (+21 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE (+20 I'ER CENTI, WHOLESALE TRADE (+18 PER CENT) AND RESTAURANTS (+14 PER CENT).
THE ACCOMPANYING TABLE COMPARES SOME STATISTICS BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FOR 1985 AND 1986.
SELECTED PRINCIPAL
THE 1986 SURVEY WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE AND SERVICE SECTOR AND UPDATING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.
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DATA COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDED TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, AREA, NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES, PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE, STOCKS, SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS.
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY, TOGETHER WITH ANALYTICAL TABLES SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR TRADE GROUP/ACTIVITY AND ANALYSED BY VARIOUS ECONOMIC VARIABLES, ARE INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED "1986 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS".
THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE THIS MONTH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE CENTRAL; AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I. 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT WILL BE USEFUL ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY FORMULATION, AND ΤΟ THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234942.
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