Indices of industrial production by industry group and selected component industry
(1986 = 100)
Industry group/
Selected component industry ·
Index
for
* change over
1st Qtr. 1st Qtr.
4th Qu.
1993
1994
1994
1. Food, beverages and tobacco
149
-1.2
-15.8
2. Wearing apparel (except footwear)
96
+5.2
-27.6
3. Textiles (including knitting)
89
+4.5
-34.5
4. Paper products and printing
237
+6.4
-12.3
5. Chemicals, rubber, plastic and non-metallic
59
-0.8
-12.3
mineral products
within which: Plastic products
(3.5)
(-9.1)
(-20.4)
6. Basic metals and fabricated metal products
91
+8.7
-5.6
within which: Fabricated metal products
(84)
(+1.8)
(-11.6)
(except machinery and equipment)
7. Electrical and electronic products, machinery, professional equipment and optical goods
160
+5.5
-10.7
within which : Consumer electrical
(115)
(+8.6)
(-0.3)
and electronic products
: Machinery, equipment,
(238)
(+7.0)
(-11.0)
apparatus, parts and components
8. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
75
-6.2
-14.4
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
111
+3.7
-18.7
Notes:
1. Four selected component industries, which carry relatively large weights and are major components of their relevant industry groups, are also included in the above table. For easy reading, the figures of these selected component industries 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 selected component industries presented in the above table. For the exact coverage of the industry groups and component industries in terms of HSIC codes, please refer to the publication 'Quarterly Index of Industrial Production, 1st Quarter 1995'.
End/Monday, July 17, 1995