NOTE
:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992
TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS
(E.G.
GIVEN
DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME то 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.
INDUSTRY/SERVICES
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
AVERAGE
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
AS IN
SEPTEMBER 1992
AUG 92 SEPT 91
(HK$)
(%)
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TEXTILES
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
FOOD AND DRINKS
WEARING APPAREL
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
8,051
+1
+16
8.483
+3
+9
5.771
-2
+11
7,248
-1
+15
9,368
+20
+16
8,017
+2
+16
ELECTRICAL AND
8,254
*
+19
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
10,119
+2
+15
CONSTRUCTION #
10,864
+1
+15
SERVICES
BANKS
HOTELS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OTHERS
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
13,206
+1
+13
11.557
+12
8,025
+1
+13
14,437
+11
+13
14,197
-10
+12
# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS
EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE TO TABLES 1
+
3 :
UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND 'PER CAPITA EARNINGS" WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST 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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