BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP / SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1992
INDEX FOR 1ST QTR. 1992
% CHANGE OVER
1ST QTR.
1991
4TH QTR. 1991
1. FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
135
-2.9
-12.9
2. WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR
3. TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING)
95
-5.9
-18.8
88
+3.5
-36.2
4. PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING
189
+14.5
-12.6
5. CHEMICALS, RUBBER, PLASTIC AND
NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
72
+7.5
-23.4
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
6. BASIC METALS AND FABRICATED
METAL PRODUCTS
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
(57)
(+5.6)
(-26.9)
101
-1.0
-11.4
(101)
{(+1.0)
(-9.8)
7. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
133
-3.6
-17.9
PRODUCTS, MACHINERY, PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND OPTICAL GOODS
CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND
(105)
(-13.9)
(-23.9)
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT,
(167)
(+3.7)
(-12.1)
APPARATUS PARTS AND COMPONENTS
92
+5.7
-16.4
8. MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
106
-20.9
NOTES:1. FOUR SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUPS, WHICH CARRY RELATIVELY LARGE WEIGHTS AND ARE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS THEY BELONG, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE TABLE. FOR EASY READING, THE FIGURES OF THESE SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUPS ARE SHOWN IN BRACKET.
2. AS FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992, THE HONG KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (HSIC) IS USED TO FORM THE INDUSTRY GROUPS AND BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS PRESENTED IN THE ABOVE TABLE. THE PAST INDEXES HAVE BEEN RECOMPILED ACCORDINGLY TO FACILITATE COMPARISON. FOR THE EXACT COVERAGE OF THE GROUPS IN TERMS OF HSIC CODES, PLEASE REFER ΤΟ THE 'REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1ST QUARTER 1992'.
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