ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
CONSTRUCTION #
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
9
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1992
-2
-18
- 1
-2
-1
-4
-1
7
- 1
- 1
+2
-2
4
-3
+1
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE
TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS
: OWING ΤΟ POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS (E.G.
BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A GIVEN MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, IN STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A GIVEN MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.
AVERAGE AS IN
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
** CHANGE IN AVERAGE
PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR
DEC. 1991-FEB. 1992
OVER
INDUSTRY/SERVICES FEB. 92
JAN. 92 FEB. 91
DEC. 1990-FEB. 1991
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES
7,391
-38
+14
FOOD AND DRINKS
7,842
-28
+9
+5
WEARING APPAREL
5,396
-30
+12
TEXTILES
6,014
-50
-8
+13
/PLASTIC PRODUCTS
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