FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
269,300
276,700
20
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1991
283,600
+5.3
+2.5
#
PROVISIONAL FIGURE.
FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED.
BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
** EXCLUDING HAWKERS, STREET VENDORS, RETAIL PITCHES (OTHER
THAN MARKET STALLS)
THE
THE
A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMÁN SAID THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1991 WERE DERIVED FROM QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT.
THE
of
BEGINNING FROM THE 1ST QUARTER 1991, THE QUARTERLY SURVEY EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL ADOPTED THE HONG KONG STANDARD
CLASSIFICATION INDUSTRIAL
THE CLASSIFICATION CODES FOR ECONOMIC SECTORS.
(HSIC)
FIGURES FOR JUNE 1990 HAVE ALSO BEEN REVISED TO CONFORM TO HSIC CODES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSE.
OF
THE
THUS,
THE FIGURES CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY NOT BE FULLY COMPARABLE WITH THOSE IN THE PREVIOUS REPORTS DUE TO THE CHANGE IN CLASSIFICATION.
TWO SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTRO MAJOR SECTORS. THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1990 AND MARCH 1991 ARE AS FOLLOWS !
NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE 4
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
JUN 91 OVER
ECONOMY
JUN 90
MAR 91
JUN 91
JUN 90.
JUN 91 OVER
MÁR 91
37,410
31,760
25,250
-32.5
-20.5
2,160
1,150
940*
-68.5
-18.2
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE,
RETAIL**
AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES, RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
27,550
33,240
24,910
-9.6
-25.1
/FINANCING