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TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1990
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
AVERAGE AS IN NOVEMBER 1989
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
OCT. 89
NOV. 88
(HK$)
{')
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
5,188
-1
+17
FOOD AND DRINKS
5,929
+20
WEARING APPAREL
4,352
+13
TEXTILES
4,783
+10
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
5,055
-3
+20
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
5,046
+13
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5,064
+20
OTHERS
6,676
-1
+17
CONSTRUCTION #
7,762
+3
+25
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
*
CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
8,710
+1
+21
8,379
+19
5,627
+1
+17
8,815
+1
+24
9,618
+20
PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTES TO TABLES
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WORKERS
1-3: UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS" WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND 18 THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
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