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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1994
LABOUR
ON
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT STATISTICS
EARNINGS TENDED TO SHOW RELATIVELY LARGER QUARTER-TO-QUARTER CHANGES, AFFECTED BY THE NUMBER OF HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED AND THE TIMING OF PAYMENT OF BONUSES AND BACK-PAY.
DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE STATISTICS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE "QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, JUNE 1994".
THE REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY AT $24 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
ENGAGED,
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON PLEASE CONTACT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 582 5076.
CHANGES IN THE AVERAGE EARNINGS BETWEEN JUNE 1993 AND JUNE 1994 FOR SELECTED SECTORS, IN BOTH NOMINAL AND REAL TERMS, ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED BY SELECTED MAJOR
INDUSTRY SECTOR
% CHANGE FOR JUNE 1994 OVER JUNE 1993
SELECTED MAJOR INDUSTRY SECTOR
IN NOMINAL TERMS
IN REAL TERMS
MANUFACTURING
+9.7
+2.
1
WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND
IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES,
+10.0
+2.
4
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND
+5.8
-1.5
COMMUNICATION
FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL
+5.3
-2.0
ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
SERVICES
+20.0
+11.6
ALL INDUSTRY SECTORS
0
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+11.5
+3.7
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