SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1988
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ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF 85.9 PER CENT AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR AN INCREASE OF 40.2 PER CENT.
COMPARED WITH MARCH 1988, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS DECREASED BY 16 PER CENT, 17.6 6.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN JUNE 1988.
VACANCIES IN PER CENT AND
ON MONTHLY
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY ARE STATISTICS PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR; THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR: AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
QUARTERLY TOTALS FOR EACH OF THESE SECTORS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
TOTAL QUARTERLY PAYROLL IN
% CHANGE
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
2ND QTR. 1987
2ND QTR. 1988
2ND QTR. 1988
ON
2ND QTR. 1987
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
MANUFACTURING
8,815
9,551
+ 8.3
AND EXPORT
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT
TRADES AND
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
6,701
8,028
+19.8
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
3,622
4,165
+15.0
/COMPARED WITH