FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992
5
OVER
THE
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE SERVICE COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED
SLIGHTLY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR AND PRECEDING MONTH.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS AND AND SERVICE SECTORS, THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
THE
DEPARTMENT
POINTED OUT THAT AS THE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS
SITUATION OF GENERAL
THE
FOR A SPOEKESMAN SURVEY SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE MAY NOT
OF REPRESENTATIVE
THE MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND THE SERVICE SECTORS,
BE
PROVIDE A FOR MAKING A QUICK
HE ADDED.
NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO USEFUL
THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE INDICATION OF ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE SECTORS,
REPORT
1992 IS
ON NOW FOR JULY
SALE AT THE SURVEY THE
OFFICE BUILDING, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST
DEPARTMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
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ABOUT
THE
DE MADE
TO STATISTICS
THE
ENQUIRIES
SURVEY RESULTS MAY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON 805 6441.
THE
PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING THREE TABLES:
AND PER
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
INDUSTRY
END OF JULY 1992
JUNE 92
JULY 91
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
1.44
- |
+1
WEARING APPAREL
1.78
- 1
+1
TEXTILES
2.17
-9
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3. 03
-15
-2
FABRICATED METAL
4.57
+10
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
5.67
+1
+6
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
3.97
∙ 1
-3
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
/TABLE 2: