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FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS MUCH LOWER, AT 6.1%.
THE SMALLER RATE OF INCREASE WAS MAINLY DUE TO A SLOWER RATE OF INCREASE IN AVERAGE PAYROLL IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES SUB-SECTOR.
AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE INCREASE IN CONSUMER PRICES BETWEEN DECEMBER 1990 AND DECEMBER 1991, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN DECEMBER 1991, AS COMPARED WITH THAT IN DECEMBER 1990, INCREASED BY 3.3% FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND 5.2% FOR THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR.
FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE REAL INDEX DECREASED BY 3.8%, MAINLY DUE TO A DECREASE IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES SUB-SECTOR.
DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, DECEMBER 1991 AND THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, DECEMBER 1991.
THEY ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT HK$13.5 PER COPY AND HK$8.5 PER COPY RESPECTIVELY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
AIRBORNE MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS IN 1991
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THE VALUE OF TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE BY AIR WAS $282,635 SUMMARY MILLION LAST YEAR, 9% HIGHER THAN THAT IN 1990, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS OF 1991 AIRBORNE MERCHANDISE TRADE RELEASED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
RE-EXPORTS
THE VALUE OF AIRBORNE DOMESTIC EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND IN 1991 INCREASED BY 2%, 11% AND 12% RESPECTIVELY OVER 1990.
THEIR SHARES IN THE TOTAL VALUES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS, AND RE-EXPORTS WERE 30%, 18% AND 14% RESPECTIVELY.
IMPORTS
IN TERMS OF
TO WEIGHT, AIRBORNE IMPORTS AMOUNTED
372, 126 AND TONNES, WHILE TOTAL AIRBORNE EXPORTS (INCLUDING DOMESTIC EXPORTS
AMOUNTED
TONNES, RE-EXPORTS)
WHICH WERE TO 477, 660
5% AND 6% RESPECTIVELY HIGHER THAN THOSE IN 1990.
AIRBORNE DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE 10 MAJOR MARKETS ARE SHOWN
IN
TABLE 1.
/COMPARING 1991
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