MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1992
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN NOVEMBER 1991 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR DECREASED MODERATELY WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991.
THE DECREASE WAS DUE TO THE ISSUE OF SPECIAL BONUSES BY SOME COMPANIES SURVEYED IN OCTOBER 1991.
COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990, PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THIS SECTOR IN NOVEMBER 1991 INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY ARE NOT INCLUDED.
SUB-CONTRACTORS
IN THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, THE OVERALL LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER 1991 AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991, BUT DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN NOVEMBER 1991 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991, BUT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER NOVEMBER 1990.
EMPLOYMENT AND PER
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
ONLY OF
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.
NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE SECTORS IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1991 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.
THE
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 805 6441.
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