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Table 5: Irregular Payroll As a Proportion of Total Payroll

by Economic Sector, 1994 - 1996

Proportion of irregular payroll (%)

Economic Sector

1994

1995

1996

Mining and Quarrying

5.0

5.9

7.1

Manufacturing

8.4

7.9

8.1

Electricity and Gas

7.1

8.6

7.0

Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export

8.7

8.0

7.9

Trades, Restaurants and Hotels

Transport, Storage and

8.3

7.2

8.7

Communications

Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and

9.5

9.5

9.4

Business Services

Community, Social and Personal

4.8

4.5

4.1

Services

Source: Labour Earnings Survey, Census and Statistics Department.

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