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FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 16.6 PER CENT AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES THE INCREASE WAS 13.1 PER CENT.
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FOR
SECTOR,
MANUFACTURING
PERSON
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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER ENGAGED REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 5.3 PER CENT FOR THE SECTOR, 6.2 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND 3.0 PER CENT FOR FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
FROM
DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL DECEMBER 1989, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $11 PER COPY
STATISTICS, AT THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO
GOVERNMENT BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
RESULTS OF 4TH QUARTER SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES
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ENTIRE
THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1989, ESTIMATED AT PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE SAME QUARTER OF WAS 3 PER CENT LOWER, SURVEY DEPARTMENT.
RESTAURANT $8,468 MILLION, 1988, WHILE ACCORDING ΤΟ THE PROVISIONAL TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND
RELEASED
SECTOR WAS 13 THE VOLUME
OF A
STATISTICS
RESULTS
IN
PER CENT
THE PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE OF TOTAL PURCHASES BY RESTAURANTS THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1989 WAS $3,494 MILLION, WHICH WAS 11 HIGHER IN VALUE TERMS THAN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1988.
RECORDED THE
OF TOTAL
ANALYSED BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD SHOPS LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE (33 PER CENT) IN THE
IN THE VALUE RECEIPTS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1988.
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THESE WERE FOLLOWED BY NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS (23 PER CENT), BARS (20 PER CENT), "OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES" HERB TEA SHOPS, CREAMERIES AND OTHER OUTLETS SELLING BEAN ETC. (13 PER CENT) AND CHINESE RESTAURANTS (8 PER CENT).
IN VOLUME TERMS, TOTAL RECEIPTS OF FAST FOOD SHOPS, NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS ROSE BY 16 PER CENT, 12 PER CENT CENT RESPECTIVELY, WHILE THOSE FOR CHINESE RESTAURANTS BATING AND DRINKING PLACES" BOTH DROPPED BY 8 PER CENT.
COMPARING 1989 WITH 1988, TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS BY 16 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED IN THE TOTAL PURCHASES BY RESTAURANTS ROSE BY 13 PER CENT.
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BARS AND AND 8 PER AND "OTHER
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