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SECTORS,
THE THE
OVERALL LEVEL OF COMPANIES SURVEYED
IN THE SELECTED SERVICE EMPLOYMENT IN DECEMBER 1991 AS REPORTED BY SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1991, BUT DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1990.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN DECEMBER 1991 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER NOVEMBER 1991, DUE TO THE ISSUE OF DOUBLE-PAY AND ANNUAL BONUSES BY A NUMBER OF COMPANIES SURVEYED. COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1990, PER CAPITA EARNINGS ALSO INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR MOST SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED.
THE COMPARISON AMONG SERVICE SECTORS WAS, HOWEVER, AFFECTED BY THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMING OF ISSUE OF DOUBLE-PAY AND ANNUAL BONUSES BETWEEN 1990 AND 1991 BY SOME COMPANIES SURVEYED.
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.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERS ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF 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.
THIE SURVEY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1991 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.
AND
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION ор THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 805 6441.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES 1 TO 3:
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