3
SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1989
+
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
SURVEYED,
THE
COMPARING JANUARY 1989 WAS JANUARY 1988,
SECTORS SERVICE
WITH INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALL LARGEST INCREASE RECORDED IN HOTELS, BUT AGAIN SUCH A COMPARISON AFFECTED BY THE TIMING FOR THE ISSUE OF BONUSES AND DOUBLE-PAY.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES 1 TO 3.
IS
EMPLOYMENT AND PER
CONSTRUCTION
AND
THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING
IN COMPANIES
THE BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF
LARGEST COMPANIES AND THE 50 SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
INDICATED BY
AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON A SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE, THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE
OF THE COMPANIES THE SURVEY RESULTS CAN ONLY REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE SURVEYED; NEVERTHELESS THESE COULD PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF OF DEVELOPMENTS IN DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
ASSESSMENT
THE THE
IS 1989
NOW ON SALE AT THE CONNAUGHT PLACE, STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI TOWER CHAI, AT $2 PER COPY.
SURVEY
RESULTS SECTION
MAY
ΤΟ BE OF THE CENSUS
MADE
THE
AND
ABOUT ENQUIRIES
THE
INDUSTRIAL
STATISTICS PRODUCTION STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234820.
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF JAN. 1989
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
DEC. 88
JAN. 88
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
4.38
+1
+1
WEARING APPAREL
4.72
- 1
TEXTILES
2.42
+3
-14
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.03
+25
-4
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.60
-1
+9
/ELECTRICAL AND