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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1990
COMPARING THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN
THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS
1989 WITH THAT IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER BUT BEARING IN MIND THAT
MOST MANUFACTURING FACTORS, AFFECTED IS COMPARISON INDUSTRIES SURVEYED REPORTED INCREASES IN PRODUCTION.
THE
LARGEST
BY SEASONAL
PERCENTAGE INCREASES
PER
PER
WERE RECORDED IN THE
TOBACCO (+23.4 FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES: BEVERAGE (+28.3 PER CENT); CENT); NEWSPAPER PRINTING, JOB PRINTING AND OTHER PRINTING (+20.4 CENT); AND TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING) (+15.4 PER CENT).
INDUSTRIAL TIME OF
SPOKESMAN A
FOR THE CENSUS AND IN RELEASING THESE FIGURES,
THE THAT
INDEX OF EXPLAINED STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES OVER LOCAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS.
OF LOCAL PRODUCTION IS MEASURED
IN OTHER WORDS, THE VOLUME AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.
Н
+
REPORT ON THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE
THIRD QUARTER" WHICH IS QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION,
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WANCHAI STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR,
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MAY SURVEY
BE DIRECTED TO THE AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS ON TEL. 8234832.
FOLLOWING
IS
A TABLE
SHOWING CHANGES INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN GREATER DETAIL:
IN
THE
INDEXES
OF
INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(1986=100)
INDUSTRY GROUP
INDEXES FOR
3RD QTR.
1989
PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER
FOOD
BEVERAGE
TOBACCO
3RD QTR. 2ND QTR.
1988
1989
125
+ 2.5
+12.6
145
+ 2.8
+28.3
190
+17.3
+23.
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