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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1991
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
AVERAGE
AS IN
CHANGE WHEN
COMPARED WITH
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
JANUARY 1991
DEC. 90 JAN. 90
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
FOOD AND DRINKS
WEARING APPAREL
TEXTILES
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
FABRICATED METAL
9.634
+40
+11
9,907
- 1
+13
6,455
+19
+7
9.057
+38
+9
10,770
+78
+12
10,643
+69
+10
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
9,166
+37
+17
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
13,868
+61
+7
CONSTRUCTION #
9,913
+9
-6
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
14.717
+1
+8
14,338
--11
+12
13,948
+76
-29
14,312
+6
+17
15,794
- 1
+3
# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS
EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE : DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF
(E.G.
IRREGULAR PAYMENTS
GIVEN BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A
FLUCTUATIONS FROM MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE
ADVISABLE, IN TIME TO
TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY
GIVEN STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.
NOTE TO TABLES 1-3:
UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS"
SURVEYED, AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE COMPANIES NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
+
WHICH ARE
THE TOTAL
SURVEYED IS NOT IS A PANEL
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