NOTE
:
TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1992
TO
PAYMENTS
(B.G. GIVEN FROM ADVISABLE, IN GIVEN
OWING TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE TIME
FLUCTUATIONS TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
AVERAGE
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
AS IN
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
MAY 1992
APR 92 MAY 91
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
TEXTILES
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
FOOD AND DRINKS
WEARING APPAREL
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
7,767
+1
+13
8,006
-5
+4
5.763
+4
+10
7,205
+8
+3
7,769
-2
FABRICATED METAL
+18
7,663
+2
PRODUCTS
+17
ELECTRICAL AND
8,019
**
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
+16
OTHERS
9,984
+1
+15
CONSTRUCTION #
10,883
+3
+14
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
12,322
-18
+14
11,757
+3
+11
7,925
-2
+12
11,961
-2
+14
14,168
-39
+17
# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS
EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE TO TABLES 1
—
3 :
ARE NUMBER MEANINGFUL
UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" AVERAGE FIGURES AMONG THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL
WHICH + OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
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