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COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1988, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 1989 INCREASED BY 18 PER CENT. WHILE PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN MOST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, THE LARGEST INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS AND THE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
AND
IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED, EMPLOYMENT IN OCTOBER 1989 INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER SEPTEMBER 1989, BUT DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1998. PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 1989 INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER SEPTEMBER 1989 BUT SIGNIFICANTLY OVER OCTOBER 1988. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS SECTOR COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
EMPLOYMENT IN
IN THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, THE OVERALL OCTOBER 1989 INCREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH BOTH SEPTEMBER 1989 AND OCTOBER 1988. PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 1989 DECREASED MODERATELY WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1989, DUE MAINLY TO THE ISSUK OF BONUSES IN SEPTEMBER 1999 BY SOME UTILITY COMPANIES SURVEYED. COMPARING OCTOBER 1989 WITH OCTOBER
1988, PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY FOR THE SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER.
EMPLOYMENT AND PER
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING ¡COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
THE IT
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON A SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE, THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE INDICATED BY THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE MERELY A REFLECTION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF COMPANIES SURVEYED. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE COMPOSITION OF THE PANEL, SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICH ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
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THE SURVEY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1989 13 NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHA 1 AT $2 FER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234820.
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