TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS
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PER CAPITA EARNINGS
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
AVERAGE AS IN DECEMBER 1989
(HK$)
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
NOV. 89
DEC. 88
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES
6,209
+20
+23
FOOD AND DRINKS
8,914
+50
+27
WEARING APPAREL
5,108
+17
+18
TEXTILES
5,631
+18
+11
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
5,600
+11
+19
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
5,108
+1
+14
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
6,335
+25
+32
OTHERS
7,526
+13
+19
CONSTRUCTION#
7,939
+2
+14
SERVICES
12,953
+49
+24
BANKS
14,283
+70
+19
HOTELS
6,765
+20
+11
PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS
12.797
+45
+33
13,239
+38
+18
WORKERS
# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTES TO TABLES 1-3:
CAPITA
UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER 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 IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
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