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MONDAY, MAY 18, 1992
THE YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPARISON, ORDERS
INCREASED
SIMILAR то SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, WHILE THOSE IN THE WEARING APPAREL, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES SHOWED SMALLER INCREASES. THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY, HOWEVER, REPORTED A MODERATE DECREASE IN ORDERS.
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
CONTINUING WITH THE TREND IN RECENT YEARS, THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED DECREASED BY 10% IN MARCH WHEN COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO. THIS DECREASE REFLECTS THE CONTINUING TREND OF RELOCATING PRODUCTION PROCESSES TO SOUTH CHINA.
IN 1992
EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN ALL THE INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES FOUND IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED DECREASED BY 1% IN MARCH 1992.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, EMPLOYMENT DECREASED IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, WEARING APPAREL AND TEXTILES INDUSTRIES.
ON THE OTHER HAND, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS, AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED INCREASED BY 15% IN MONEY TERMS IN MARCH 1992 OVER A YEAR AGO.
INCREASES IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE RECORDED IN ALL THE INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, MORE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND THE PLASTICS PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY 1% IN MONEY TERMS IN MARCH 1992.
METAL
INCREASES WERE REPORTED BY THE TEXTILES, FABRICATED PRODUCTS AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES; WHILE DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, FOOD AND DRINKS, AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED DECREASED IN MARCH 1992 WHEN COMPARED WITH BOTH THE PRECEDING MONTH AND THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN MARCH 1992 OVER A YEAR AGO. INCREASE WAS ALSO RECORDED OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
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