TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1993
HOWEVER, SUB-CONTRACTORS' CONTRIBUTION TO PROJECTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY THE MAIN CONTRACTORS FOR WHOM THEY WORKED.
MORE DETAILED STATISTICS ON CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT ARE GIVEN IN THE "REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, 4TH QUARTER 1992".
THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT $4 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, WANCHAI TOWER, 19TH FLOOR, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 839 3265.
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ORDERS-ON-HAND OF MANUFACTURERS IN FEBRUARY
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MANUFACTURERS
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE 200 LARGEST INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 2% IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR OVER A YEAR EARLIER, ACCORDING TO A MONTHLY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE VOLUME IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THAT MANUFACTURERS WILL REQUIRE TO COMPLETE THE ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
MODERATE INCREASES WERE RECORDED TN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (7%), THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (6%) AND THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (3%).
ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES OF 5% AND 1% WERE RECORDED RESPECTIVELY IN THE TEXTILES AND THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, ORDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 1%.
ORDERS IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 12% OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH. INCREASES WERE ALSO RECORDED IN THI TEXTILES INDUSTRY AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AT 6% AND 1% RESPECTIVELY.
WEARING
ON THE OTHER HAND, ORDERS SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY, BUT A SLIGHT DECREASE OF 2% WAS RECORDED IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY,
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.
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