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ON THE OTHER HAND, PER CAPITA EARNINGS DECREASED MODERATELY TEXTILES INDUSTRY AND SLIGHTLY IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
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COMPARING JUNE 1990 WITH JUNE 1989, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY 19 PER CENT IN MONEY TERMS. SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE RECORDED IN ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, WITH THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASES RECORDED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED, EMPLOYMENT IN JUNE 1990 DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1990 AND JUNE 1989. PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN JUNE 1990 WAS ABOUT THE SAME AS IN MAY 1990, BUT SHOWED A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OVER JUNE 1989.
SUB-CONTRACTORS
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY ARE NOT INCLUDED.
IN THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT IN JUNE 1990 AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1990 AND JUNE 1989. PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN JUNE 1990 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1990, BUT INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER JUNE 1989.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON A SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE, THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE INDICATED BY THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE MERELY A REFLECTION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE COMPANIES SURVEYED.
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE COMPOSITION OF THE PANEL, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JUNE 1990 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1. 12
1, ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $2.50 PER COPY.
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BR MADE TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3222.
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