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In the communications industry, there were some 620 establishments in operation in 1994, an increase of 10% over 1993. These include telephone, telegraph, courier and radio-paging companies.
The total receipts generated by these establishments amounted to $40 billion, which was 16% higher than 1993.
The gross surplus of the industry accounted for 35.9% of the total receipts, a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from the figure for 1993.
The total operating expenditure of the industry amounted to 64.1% of the total receipts. This was 1.2 percentage points above the figure for 1993.
The total value added of these establishments was $20.4 billion in 1994, representing an increase of 13% over 1993. It accounted for 51.7% of the total receipts, a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from 1993.
In the storage industry, there were 320 establishments in operation in 1994, an increase of 28% over 1993. The total receipts generated by these establishments amounted to $4 billion, an increase of 15% over 1993.
On the other hand, the industry's gross surplus accounted for 9.5% of the total receipts in 1994, a drop of 2.6 percentage points from the figure for 1993.
The total operating expenditure of the industry accounted for 90.5% of the total receipts. Compared with 1993, this was higher by 2.6 percentage points.
The total value added of the storage industry increased by 1% to $1.3 billion in 1994. It accounted for 28.9% of the total receipts, and was 4.0 percentage points lower than the figure for 1993.
some 4 900 In the financing (except banking) industry, there were establishments in operation in 1994, an increase of 19% over 1993. The industry comprises loan and mortgage companies, credit institutions, finance leasing companies, pawnshops, investment and holding companies, securities, futures and gold bullion brokers and dealers, money changers and foreign exchange brokers and dealers.
The survey did not include banking institutions and deposit-taking companies which were separately covered under the 1994 Survey of Banks, Deposit-taking Companies, Restricted Licence Banks and Representative Offices of Foreign Banks. The results of the latter survey will, however, be included also in the report on the former survey.