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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1991
NOTE:
TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS
(B.G. GIVEN TIME
DUE ΤΟ THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TO TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, IN STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A GIVEN MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
AVERAGE AS IN
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
OCTOBER 1991
SEP.
91 OCT. 90
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
TEXTILES
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
FOOD AND DRINKS
WEARING APPAREL
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
7,003
+1
+13
7,628
-2
+11
5,388
+3
+11
6,572
+4
+19
7,145
-11
+21
FABRICATED METAL
6,905
+15
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
7,157
+4
+12
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
8,760
-1
+11
CONSTRUCTION #
10,445
+10
+25
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
11,405
-3
+13
1
10,374
+9
7,228
+1
+9
11,958 12,559
-6
+17
- 1
+12
# PER CAPITA BARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS
EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE TO TABLES 1 3 :
UNLIKE ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS", WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONG THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
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