THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1991
FINANCING,
9,530
9,150
8,730
-8.4
-4.6
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
PROVISIONAL FIGURE.
@
#
FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TEN. BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES. EXCLUDING HAWKERS, STREET VENDORS AND (OTHER THAN MARKET STALLS)
RETAIL PITCHES
OF VACANCIES COMPARING JUNE 1991 WITH JUNE 1990, THE NUMBER DECLINED IN THESE MAJOR SECTORS, IN LINE WITH THE EARLIER EASING OF REPORTED THE LABOUR MARKET IN THE SECOND QUARTER. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES, AT AROUND 79,560, DECREASED BY 19.0 PER CENT IN JUNE 1991 OVER JUNE 1990.
ON CONSTRUCTION SECTOR; THE AND HOTELS AND BUSINESS 8.4 PER CENT
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DECLINE WAS RECORDED SITES, BY 56.5 PER CENT, FOLLOWED BY THE MANUFACTURING WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS
REAL ESTATE SECTOR: AND THE FINANCING, SERVICES SECTOR: BY 32.5 PER CENT, 9.6 PER CENT AND RESPECTIVELY.
INSURANCE,
VACANCIES AND QUARTERLY TOTALS
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL ARE STATISTICS ON THE MONTHLY TOTAL PAYROLL. FOR THE MAJOR SECTORS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE :
TOTAL QUARTERLY PAYROLL IN
SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
2ND QTR
1990
2ND QTR
1991
X CHANGR⭑
2ND QTR 1991 OVER
2ND QTR 1990
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
MANUFACTURING
11,398
11,508
+1.0
WHOLESALE, RETAIL**
12,678
15,477
+22.1
AND. IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES, RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
6,881
8,075
+17.4
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS SERVICES
BASED ON UNROUNDED PAYROLL FIGURES
** EXCLUDING HAWKERS, STREET VENDORS
(OTHER THAN MARKET STALLS)
AND RETAIL PITCHES
/COMPARED WITH