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ORDERS-ON-HAND OF MANUFACTURERS IN NOVEMBER
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MANUFACTURERS YEAR BARLIER, (TUESDAY)
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE 200 LARGEST DECREASED SLIGHTLY BY 2% IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR OVER A ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A MONTHLY SURVEY RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
MONTHS THAT AS AT
THE VOLUME IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MANUFACTURERS WILL REQUIRE TO COMPLETE THE ORDERS OUTSTANDING THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
IN THE COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH IN 1992, ORDERS POSITION
SLIGHT DECREASES FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY DECREASED BY 10%. WERE ALSO RECORDED IN THE TEXTILES AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES, 3% AND 1% RESPECTIVELY.
BY
AND
ON THE OTHER HAND, ORDERS IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE.
PRECEDING MONTH, ORDERS FOR ALL THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 1%.
COMPARED
WITH THE
ORDERS POSITION INCREASED BY 8% IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY. INCREASE OF 2% WAS ALSO RECORDED IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY.
ON
THE
AN
AND ELECTRONIC WERK DECREASES
THE PLASTIC
ELECTRICAL OTHER HAND, ORDERS IN THE
SLIGHT PRODUCTS INDUSTRY REPORTED LITTLE CHANGE. RECORDED IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, BY 3% AND 1% RESPECTIVELY.
MONTHLY SURVEY COVERS CHOSEN BY REFERENCE
THE MANUFACTURERS SEPTEMBER 1986.
A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN
SURVEY
NOT
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT AS THE SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MIGHT
MANUFACTURING BE FULLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE SECTOR.
NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
FOR MAKING A THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE USEFUL
OF INDICATION ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS SECTOR, HE SAID.
PROVIDE A QUICK
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1993, AT $5.50 A COPY, IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST
CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, OFFICE BUILDING, STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SECTION, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
FOR
ENQUIRIES
ABOUT
THE
SURVEY
AND AT THE CENSUS AND 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER,
RESULTS,
PLEASE
CALL THE STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMEnt on tel 805 6441.
/THE FOLLOWING
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