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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1994
OUTPUT
OF THE FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO INDUSTRY GROUP INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 2.0%.
ALSO
THE COMPARED WITH
PRODUCTION SHOWED
INDUSTRIAL
OF THIS
FIRST QUARTER OF 1994,
INDEX THE A NOTABLE INCREASE OF 12.1%. INCREASE WAS, HOWEVER, LARGELY SEASONAL AS THE MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES USUALLY START TO PICK UP IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
OF LOCAL
THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION REFLECTS CHANGES MANUFACTURING
THE OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT MEASURES VOLUME OF LOCAL
EFFECT OF PRICE PRODUCTION AFTER DISCOUNTING THE CHANGES.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE "QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 2ND QUARTER 1994" REPORT, WHICH IS ON SALE AT $5 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, OR AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL,
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DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6643.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN THE INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. AS FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992, THE HONG FORM THE KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (HSIC) IS USED TO INDUSTRY GROUPS AND COMPONENT INDUSTRIES.
INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY INDUSTRY GROUP AND
SELECTED COMPONENT INDUSTRY
(1986 = 100)
INDUSTRY GROUP /
SELECTED COMPONENT INDUSTRY
INDEX FOR 2ND QTR. 1994
% CHANGE OVER
2ND QTR. 1993
IST QTR. 1994
1. FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
153
+2.0
+1.3
2. WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR
103
+1.0
+12.0
3. TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING)
106
-5.4
+24.7
4. PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING
281
+6.0
+26.6
5. CHEMICALS, RUBBER, PLASTIC
69
-8.0
+16.9
AND NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
--PLASTIC PRODUCTS
(46)
(-17.9)
(+17.9)
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BASIC METALS