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MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1992
TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS
NOTE: DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF
GIVEN TIME
IRREGULAR PAYMENTS (E.G. 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 ΤΟ TAKE A GIVEN MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER
PERIOD.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
AVERAGE AS IN NOVEMBER 1991
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
OCT. 91
NOV. 90
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
6,855
-2
+13
FOOD AND DRINKS
7,303
-4
+6
WEARING APPAREL
5,465
+1
+11
TEXTILES
6,066
-8
+8
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
7,073
- 1
+17
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
7,007
+1
+18
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
6,970
-3
+18
PRODUCTS
OTHERS
8,600
-2
+9
CONSTRUCTION#
9,628
-8
+13
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%
11,351
10,443
7,160 11,820 12,488
+10
+ I
+1
+8
- 1
+11
-1
+10
- 1
+12
# PER CAPITA EARNINGS 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 AMONGST 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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