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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1989
WHEN ANALYSED BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE
AT THE LARGEST SHARE OF SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS,
$589,427 OR 73 PER CENT OF THE SECTOR TOTAL. RETAIL TRADE ACCOUNTED
CENT, 13
WHILE PER
WHOLESALE TRADE
10 TOOK UP
CENT, RESTAURANTS 3 PER CENT AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES 1 PER CENT.
RECORDED MILLION
FOR
PER
IN 1987, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST THE REST WAS SHARE (60 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR. CONTRIBUTED BY RETAIL TRADE (16 PER CENT), RESTAURANTS (12 PER WHOLESALE TRADE (7 PER CENT) AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (6 PER CENT).
CENT).
WHEN COMPARED WITH 1986, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE RECORDED LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS (+37 CENT), FOLLOWED BY WHOLESALE TRADE (+28 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE PER CENT), RESTAURANTS (+25 PER CENT) AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES PER CENT).
THE
PER
(+25
(+23
IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE ALSO RECORDED WHOLESALE THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+40 PER CENT), FOLLOWED BY TRADE (+35 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE (+28 PER CENT), RESTAURANTS (+26 PER CENT) AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (+26 PER CENT).
THE 1987 SURVEY WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF
OF THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE AND
SECTOR, UPDATING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG
SERVICE
AND
KONG.
FLOOR
OF
OF
STOCKS,
FIXED
DATA COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDED TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, AREA, NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES, PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE, SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL ASSETS.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE
WITH TABLES TOGETHER
SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR TRADE GROUP/ACTIVITY AND
SURVEY ECONOMIC VARIABLES, ARE INCLUDED IN THE "1987 BY VARIOUS WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS" REPORT.
SURVEY,
ANALYSED
OF
THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE IN END JULY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
CONNAUGHT PLACE: CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, AND THE PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
ROAD, ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR CHAI, HONG KONG.
WAN
THE
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234942.
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