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TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ORDERS-ON-HAND
INDUSTRY
AS AT THE END OF JANUARY 1990
(MONTHS)
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
DEC. 89 JAN. 89
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
4.27
*
-3
WEARING APPAREL
4.60
-1
-3
TEXTILES
2.45
+3
+1
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.09
+2
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.30
-1
-7
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.14
+1
-1
OTHERS
4.14
+1
-2
*
CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT
PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF JANUARY 1990
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
DEC. 89
JAN. 89
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
-2
-10
FOOD AND DRINKS
-1
+ 2
WEARING APPAREL
-1
-11
TEXTILES
- 1
- 4
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
-2
-13
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
- 1
-10
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS OTHERS
-4
-17
-2
CONSTRUCTION#
1
-3
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
11
- 1
+
+2
+1
-2
+1
+6
# PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS
EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
/TABLE 3