*
FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994
Indices of industrial production by broad industry group and
selected industry group
(1986 = 100)
Percentage
change in the index for 1993
Index
* change over
for
as a whole
Broad industry group
/
4th Qtr. 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr.
over that
Selected industry group
1993
1992
1993
for 1992
1. Food, beverages and tobacco
187
+8.1
+19.9
+2.6
2. Wearing apparel, except footwear
131
+7.4
+5.6
+1.8
3. Textiles (including knitting)
131
-2.2
-1.5
-7.2
4. Paper products and printing
258
+2.0
-18.6
+12.8
5. Chemicals, rubber, plastic and non-metallic
mineral products
73
-11.0
-3.9
-9.9
-- Plastic products
(52)
(-20.0)
(-13.3)
(-15.4)
6. Basic metals and fabricated metal products
99
-6.6
+3.9
-9.4
-
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
(99) (-3.9)
(-2.0)
(-8.7)
7. Electrical and electronic products, machinery, professional equipment and optical goods
171
-0.6
+4.3
+2.6
Consumer electrical and electronic products
(113) (-17.5)
(-7.4)
(-7.9)
Machinery, equipment, apparatus, parts and components
(257)
(+8.0)
(+8.4)
(+12.7)
8. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
93
-6.1
-2.1
-9.3
136
-0.8
Notes:
1. Four selected industry groups, which carry relatively large weights and are major components of their respective broad industry groups, are also included in the above table. For easy reading, the figures of these selected industry groups are shown in brackets.
2. As from the first quarter of 1992, the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC) is used to form the industry groups and broad industry groups presented in the above table. For the exact coverage of the groups in terms of HSIC codes, please refer to the "Report on the Quarterly Index of Industrial Production, 4th Quarter 1993*.
Change within ±0.05%.
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