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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1988
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND,
EMPLOYMENT AND PER
CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ACCOMPANYING TABLES 1 TO 3.
200 THE
IN COMPANIES
BY CHOSEN
REFERENCE
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, SİZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
LARGEST
MANUFACTURING
THEIR EMPLOYMENT
THE CONSTRUCTION AND
ΤΟ
THE DEPARTMENT BY
SURVEY
THE
AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, INDICATED OF CHANGES CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDES RESULTS MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
THESE ARE EXPECTED
OF
ΤΟ PROVIDE A USEFUL
A QUICK ASSESSMENT
OF
NEVERTHELESS,
FOR CHANGE INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
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ENQUIRIES
THE ABOUT
SURVEY RESULTS MAY
19TH
THE
BE MADE
TO STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT AT 5-8234820.
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 1988
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
AUG. 88
SEP. 87
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
3
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
4.26
WEARING APPAREL
4.62
-6
TEXTILES
2.28
-2
-20
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
2.61
-2
-19
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
1.36
+2
+6
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.14
+1
+2
OTHERS
4.15
+2
CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
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