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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991
INCREASES IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE RECORDED IN MOST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, WITH SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE RECORDED IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY, ON THE OTHER HAND, SHOWED A MODERATE DECREASE MAINLY DUE TO A HIGH BASE OF COMPARISON IN SEPTEMBER 1990 WHEN SOME COMPANIES SURVEYED ISSUED SPECIAL PAYMENTS.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED, EMPLOYMENT IN SEPTEMBER 1991 SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1991 BUT DECREASED FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1990.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN SEPTEMBER 1991 DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1991, BUT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SEPTEMBER 1990.
SUB-CONTRACTORS
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY ARE NOT INCLUDED.
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EMPLOYMENT IN SHOWED LITTLE
SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, THE OVERALL LEVEL OF SEPTEMBER 1991 AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1991, BUT DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1990. PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN SEPTEMBER 1991 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER AUGUST 1991.
THE INCREASE IN PUBLIC UTILITIES WAS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT MAINLY DUE TO THE ISSUE OF SPECIAL PAYMENTS BY SOME UTILITY COMPANIES SURVEYED.
COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1990, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN SEPTEMBER 1991 INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN ALL THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES 1 TO 3.
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LARGEST MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
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 EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
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THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERS THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS.
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NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE SECTORS IN THE SHORT TERM.
/THE SURVEY