MONDAY, FBERUARY 14, 1994
FOR INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MANUFACTURERS FROM THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY REPORTED THAT BOTH THE
BUSINESS GENERAL
OF SITUATION AND CAPACITY UTILISATION IMPROVED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER 1993.
OF
THE PROBLEMS OF KEEN PRICE COMPETITION, SHORTAGE LABOUR AND HIGH WAGE RATES REMAINED DOMINANT IN THE INDUSTRY.
SKILLED
LOOKING AHEAD, SEASONAL DETERIORATION IN THE BUSINESS SITUATION
IS EXPECTED.
THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION OF THE
TEXTILES
INDUSTRY
IMPROVED
KEEN PRICE THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. THE PROBLEMS OF IN
THE COMPETITION AND INSUFFICIENT BUSINESS ORDERS CONTINUED TO BOTHER INDUSTRY WHILE THE PROBLEM OF HIGH WAGE RATES ALLEVIATED A BIT.
LOOKING AHEAD, SEASONAL DETERIORATION IN THE BUSINESS SITUATION IS EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING QUARTER.
THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY IMPROVED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993, THOUGH THE IMPROVEMENT WAS BELOW PREVIOUS EXPECTATION. THE PROBLEMS OF KEEN PRICE COMPETITION AND PROBLEM SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOUR ALLEVIATED SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE THE OF HIGH WAGE RATES BECAME DOMINANT IN THE QUARTER.
LOOKING AHEAD, FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IS EXPECTED.
FROM MANUFACTURERS
THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY REPORTED THAT THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION REMAINED BROADLY THE SAME INSUFFICIENT BUSINESS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. THE PROBLEM OF
REPORTED. THE PROBLEM OF HIGH ORDERS
WIDELY
WAGE
ALSO
INTENSIFIED IN THE QUARTER.
KAS
LOOKING AHEAD, DETERIORATION IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS
IS EXPECTED.
RATES
SITUATION
INDUSTRY KEEN PRICE
THE GENERAL
THE BUSINESS SITUATION OF
ELECTRONICS REMAINED BROADLY THE SAME IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. COMPETITION FROM OVERSEAS FIRMS, HIGH MATERIAL PRICES AND INSUFFICIENT BUSINESS ORDERS REMAINED THE BUSINESS PROBLEMS MOST CITED.
LOOKING AHEAD,
EXPECTED.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE BUSINESS SITUATION IS
MANUFACTURERS FROM THE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND INDUSTRY REPORTED AN UNEXPECTED DETERIORATION IN THE GENERAL SITUATION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. THE PROBLEM RATES WAS WIDELY REPORTED.
APPLIANCES BUSINESS OF HIGH WAGE
PRICE
FROM COMPETITION QUARTER. LOOKING AHEAD, EXPECTED.
LOCAL BROADLY THE
ALSO FIRMS WAS
KEEN IN THE IS SAME
SITUATION BUSINESS
MANUFACTURERS FROM THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY REPORTED SEASONAL DETERIORATION IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IN THE FOURTH OF 1993. PRICE COMPETITION FROM LOCAL FIRMS REMAINED KEEN
WHILE QUARTER
THE PROBLEM OF HIGH WAGE
RATES
ALLEVIATED
QUARTER IN THE SOMEWHAT.
/LOOKING AHEAD,
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