TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1989
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1989 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $2.00 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 5-8234820.
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF
FEBRUARY 1989
JAN. 89
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
FEB. 88
(MONTHS)
(X)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
4.40
+1
WEARING APPAREL
4.71
+2
TEXTILES
2.38
2
- 16
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.35
+11
-5
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.70
+2
+10
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.20
+1
+4
OTHERS
4.22
*
*
CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 1989
CHANGE WHEN
JAN. 89
COMPARED WITH FEB. 88
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
-2
J
FOOD AND DRINKS
WEARING APPAREL
TEXTILES
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
- 1
-3
-1
-2
+1
-22
/FABRICATED METAL