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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1994
THE OF
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 1993 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
IN THE FORMER SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL TRADE EXCLUDED HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING AT RETAIL PITCHES BUT INCLUDED THOSE WORKING IN MARKET STALLS, HE SAID.
THE TWO SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE THE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS. THE VACANCY FIGURES TOGETHER WITH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1992 AND JUNE 1993 ARE:
SELECTED MAJOR SECTOR OF THE
ECONOMY
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SEPT 92
JUN 93
SEPT 93
SEPT 93
OVER SEPT 92
SEPT 93
OVER JUN 93
19 150 14 760
14 130
-26.2
4.2
550
490
550
+ 0.4
+11.2
WHOLESALE, RETAIL
32 130 27 240
31 370
-
2.4
+15.1
AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
9 060
10 540
11 210
+23.7
+ 6.4
INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
VACANCIES IN SOME MAJOR SERVICES SECTORS CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER 1993 OVER A YEAR EARLIER. IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES INCREASED BY 23.7%.
HOWEVER, VACANCIES IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR FELL BY 2.4% AND 26.2% RESPECTIVELY.
VACANCIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES RECORDED A MARGINAL INCREASE OF 0.4% IN SEPTEMBER 1993 OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
THE SEPTEMBER 1993 NOMINAL INDICES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS AND THE CORRESPONDING REAL (AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE CHANGES) ARE:
INDICES
/NOMINAL INDEX
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