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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1993
THE PERCENTAGE
FOLLOWING TABLE.
CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND ARE SHOWN IN
THE
THE MONTHLY SURVEY OF ORDERS-ON-HAND COVERS A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MIGHT NOT BB REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
PROVIDE A
NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS SECTOR.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1993 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $5.50 PER COPY.
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE ΤΟ THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6441.
ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY
AS AT THE END OF
JANUARY 1993
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1992 JANUARY 1992
{MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
4.50
+3
WEARING APPAREL
4.76
*
TEXTILES
2.30
+5
→
-2
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.26
+15
+14
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.57
-2
+9
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.70
OTHERS
4.03
+ I
- 1
+6
+2
+2
* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%
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