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SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1988
AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGES INDICATED BY THE SURVEY RESULTS MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE. NEVERTHELESS, THESE ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MAY 1988 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING IN CENTRAL AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $1.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE то THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234820.
TABLE 1:
INDUSTRY
ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF MAY 1988
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED
WITH
APRIL 88
MAY 87
(MONTH)
(%)
(%)
-3
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
4.34
WEARING APPAREL
4.68
+1
01
TEXTILES
2.51
-8
-11
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.37
-7
5
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.47
+2
+ 1
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.05
OTHERS
4.15
- 5
*
CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
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