FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1990
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THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON 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 AUGUST 1990 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $2.50 PER COPY.
THE
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3222.
INDUSTRY
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
WEARING APPAREL
TEXTILES
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE
END OF AUGUST 1990
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
JUL. 90
AUG. 89
(MONTHS)
(')
(X)
4.23
-2
2
4.66
+1
2.10
-5
2.58 4.07
5.26
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-3
-10 -10
-3
-12
+4
4.11
/TABLE 2