MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1993
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MIGHT NOT BE FULLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS SECTOR.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR AUGUST 1993 AT $5.50 A COPY, 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 SECTION, 19TH FLOOR,
SECTION, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6441.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND:
ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY
AS AT THE END OF CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
AUGUST 1993
AUGUST 1992
(MONTHS)
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
4.36
JULY 1993
(%)
(%)
-1
WEARING APPAREL
4.53
-1
-5
TEXTILES
1.99
- 1
-6
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
2.90
-12
+13
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.53
+3
*
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.86
*
+4
OTHERS
3.80
-1
-4
* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%
FIRST DAY COVERS FOR NEW STAMPS
*
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR M PAGLIARI, ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BR RELEASED TO MATCH THE DENOMINATION DEFINITIVE STAMPS WHICH WILL BE ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 1.
FOUR NEW
IN ADDITION, NEW COIL STAMPS AT DENOMINATIONS OF $1.90 AND $2.40 WILL ALSO BE RELEASED AT POST OFFICES EQUIPPED WITH THE ELECTRONIC STAMP VENDING MACHINES.
$1,
$1.20,
ARB
WHICH
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