SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1989
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ORDERS-ON-HAND
INDUSTRY
AS AT THE END OF
OCTOBER 1989
SEP. 89
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
OCT. 88
(MONTHS)
(X)
!*
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 4.27
**
WEARING APPAREL
4.81
TEXTILES
2.23
5
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
2.71
-3
+8
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.51
+1
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.05
-2
OTHERS
4.1
-1
- 1
- N
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5 PER CENT
TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT
PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF OCTOBER 1989
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
SEP. 89
OCT. 88
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
FOOD AND DRINKS
- 8
+3
+5
WEARING APPAREL
TEXTILES
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
- 9)
- 1
-2
– 1
-20
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
-1
-6
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS OTHERS
- 1
-14
+
+1
+1
CONSTRUCTION#
SERVICES
+1
-3
+1
+3
·
BANKS HOTELS
#
+2
+1
PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS
+1
+
+1
+9
/* CHANGES WITHIN