MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1992
COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990, THE ORDERS POSITION
IN NOVEMBER 1991 IMPROVED IN MOST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, WITH THE LARGEST INCREASES RECORDED IN THE TEXTILES AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, FOLLOWED BY INCREASES IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, WEARING APPAREL AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
ON EMPLOYMENT, THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT THEIR TOTAL WORKFORCE IN NOVEMBER 1991 DECREASED BY 1% WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991, AND BY 10% WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990.
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COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991, EMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER 1991 LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY. FOR ALL OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, SLIGHT DECREASES WERE RECORDED.
COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990, EMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER 1991 DECREASED IN ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES RECORDED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
IN NOVEMBER 1991, PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED DECREASED BY 2% IN MONEY TERMS WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE WEARING APPAREL AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES INCREASED SLIGHTLY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, PER CAPITA EARNINGS DECREASED MODERATELY FOR THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT FOR THE FOOD AND DRINKS, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
THESE DECREASES WERE DUE PARTLY TO LESS OVERTIME PAYMENT BY SOME MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990, PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY 13% IN MONEY TERMS IN NOVEMBER 1991.
INCREASES IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE RECORDED IN ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, WITH SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE INCREASES RECORDED IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
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IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED, EMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER 1991 SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991, BUT DECREASED MODERATELY WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990.
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