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MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1992
TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS
OF
TIME
STUDYING
OWING TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION
IRREGULAR PAYMENTS (E.G.
A GIVEN BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, IN PER CAPITA
GIVEN EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A PERIOD.
MONTH'S LONGER
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
CHANGE WHEN
AVERAGE
COMPARED WITH
AS IN
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
JUNE 1992
MAY 92 JUNE 91
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
7,793
+15
FOOD AND DRINKS
8.214
TEXTILES
WEARING APPAREL
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
FABRICATED METAL
5,910
6,704
7.487
1++ (
+3
+8
+3
+12
-7
+8
1
+21
7,644
+21
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
8,284
+3
+18
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
9,852
← 1
+15
CONSTRUCTION
10,753
71
+12
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS
12,481
+1
+12
12,297
+5
+12
8,365
+6
+6
11,831
- 1
+14
14,271
+1
+12
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
#
ONLY;
PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
SITE WORKERS
NOTE TO TABLES 1 3 :
—
WHICH ARE
UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS", AVERAGE FIGURES AMONG THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
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