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The insurance industry generated $34.5 billion of total receipts in 1993, an increase of 21% over 1992.
The total operating expenditure of the industry accounted for 22.9% of the total receipts, registering a decline of 2.0 percentage points when compared with 1992.
In the communication industry, there were 570 establishments in operation in 1993, an increase of 20% over 1992. These include telephone, telegraph, courier and radio-paging companies.
Total receipts generated by these establishments amounted to $34.1 billion, which was 17% higher than 1992.
The gross surplus of the industry accounted for 37.1% of the total receipts, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the figure for 1992.
The total operating expenditure of the industry amounted to 62.9% of the total receipts. This was 0.2 percentage point above the figure for 1992.
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The total value added of these establishments was $18.1 billion in 1993, representing an increase of 16% over 1992. It accounted for 52.9% of the total receipts, a decrease of 0.4 percentage point from 1992.
In the business services industry, there were some 16 900 establishments in operation in 1993, an increase of 9% over 1992. The industry includes legal, accounting, auditing, data processing, advertising and marketing firms and companies providing miscellaneous business services such as business management and consultancy, employment, secretarial, technical and machinery/equipment rental services.
Total receipts generated by these establishments amounted to $53.0 billion, an increase of 10% over 1992.
The gross surplus of the industry accounted for 20.6% of the total receipts, an increase of 0.4 percentage point over 1992.
The total operating expenditure of the industry amounted to 79.4% of the total receipts. This was 0.4 percentage point lower than the figure for 1992.
The total value added of these establishments, grew by 8% from $22.9 billion in 1992 to $24.8 billion in 1993. It constituted 46.8% of the total receipts and was 0.7 percentage point lower than the figure for 1992.