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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1991
LARGEST MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE, THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE INDICATED THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE MERELY A REFLECTION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF COMPANIES SURVEYED.
A
BY
THE
ABLE
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE COMPOSITION OF THE PANEL, IT SHOULD BE 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
ON SALE AT THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1991 IS NOW
GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CENTRE, PUBLICATIONS GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
12 HARBOUR PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT
THE SURVEY RESULTS
MAY
BE MADE
TO
THE
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 JANUARY 1991
DEC. 90
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH JAN. 90
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
4.25
+1
4.63
+1
+1
2.18
+5
- 11
2.58
+12
-17
4.20
+2
-2
N
5.22
+2
4.08
T
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