MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1992
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TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS
NOTE
: BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS (E.G. BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A GIVEN MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, IN STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A GIVEN MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
AVERAGE AS IN
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
AUGUST 92
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 92 AUG 91
(HK$)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
FOOD AND DRINKS
7.934
+1
+15
The
8,212
+1
+8
WEARING APPAREL
5,902
+1
+9
TEXTILES
7,329
+6
+15
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
7.797
+3
+20
FABRICATED METAL
7.877
+2
+16
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
8,279
+16
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
9,931
+16
CONSTRUCTION #
10,766
-3
+12
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS
* CHANGES WITHIN +/ 0.5%
13,131
I
+
GO
+13
11,533
*
+11
7,951 12,959 15,861
-11
+10
-1
+14
+13
+14
# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVERED COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS
EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS WERE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE TO TABLES 1 3 :
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UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS WHICH ARE 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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