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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991
IN THE
SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS,
THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT IN DECEMBER 1990 AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990, BUT INCREASED SLIGHTLY COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1989.
WHEN
SECTORS DUE
IN DECEMBER 1990, PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE
NOVEMBER TAKEN TOGETHER INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER
A THE ISSUE OF DOUBLE-PAY AND ANNUAL BONUSES BY
NUMBER
1990,
OF
ΤΟ COMPANIES SURVEYED,
COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1989, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN DECEMBER 1990 INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR MOST SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED, EXCEPT PUBLIC UTILITIES WHICH REPORTED ONLY A MODERATE INCREASE IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS.
THE
THE DIFFERENT RATES OF INCREASE IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS AMONG SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED WERE PARTLY AFFECTED BY THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING OF ISSUE OF DOUBLE-PAY AND ANNUAL BONUSES BETWEEN AND 1990 BY SOME COMPANIES SURVEYED.
1989
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN 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.
A
BY
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE, THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE INDICATED
OF THE THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE MERELY A REFLECTION OF THE EXPERIENCE 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 DECEMBER 1990 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $2.50 PER COPY.
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3222.
THE
CENSUS
AND
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