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MONDAY, JULY 19, 1993
TEXTILES
THE FABRICATED
ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE INDUSTRY (6%), THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY (3%) AND METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (1%).
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING ΜΟΝΤΗ, ORDERS FOR ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED DECREASED SLIGHTLY BY 1%.
THE
ORDERS POSITION IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY DECREASED MODERATELY BY 6% OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH. DECREASES WERE ALSO RECORDED IN THE WEARING APPAREL AND THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, BY 3% AND 1% RESPECTIVELY.
MEANWHILE, THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS REPORTED LITTLE CHANGE WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND, THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY RECORDED A MODERATE INCREASE OF 5%.
INDUSTRY PRODUCTS
THE MONTHLY SURVEY COVERS A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS CHOSEN BY REFERENCE ΤΟ THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE RESULTS MIGHT NOT BE FULLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
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"NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SECTOR, HE SAID.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MAY AT $5.50 A COPY IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SECTION, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAT TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD,
WAN
CHAI.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE RESULTS MAY BE MADE OF THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6441.
HAND:
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-
INDUSTRY
AS AT THE END OF
MAY 1993
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
APRIL 1993 MAY 1992
(MONTHS)
(%)
(*)
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
4.49
1
WEARING APPAREL
4.73
3
-3
TEXTILES
2.25
-6
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
4
.14
+5
-6 +5
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4
.37
-1
+
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
5.84
PRODUCTS
OTHERS
3.84
-1
-1
+5
-3
* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%
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