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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1992
Table 1: Orders-on-hand in manufacturing industries
Orders-on-hand
As at the end of
Change when compared with
Industry
October 1992
(months)
Sep. 92
Oct. 91
(%)
(*)
All manufacturers surveyed
Wearing apparel
4.42
+1
4.64
-4
Textiles
2.04
-13
Plastic products
2.46
-3
Fabricated metal products
4.57
+9
Electrical and electronic products
Others
5.76
+8
3.95
-1
* Changes within ±0.5%
Table 2: Employment
Persons engaged as at the end of October 1992
Change when compared with
Industry/Services
Sep. 92
Oct. 91
(%)
(%)
All manufacturers surveyed
Food and drinks
-2
-12
-1
Wearing apparei
-t
-16
Textiles
-5
-20
Plastic products
-10
Fabricated metal products
-11
Electrical and electronic products
-3
-18
Others
Construction #
#1
-5
Services
+1
Banks
Hotels
Public utilities
Others
+1
+2
+1
+4
E Changes within ±0.5%
#Partout engaged cover company employees only; site workers employed by labour-only sub-contractors are not included.
/TABLE 3