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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1976

EMPLOYMENT UP IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES

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A TOTAL OF 254,535 PEOPLE WAS ENGAGED IN THE IMPORT/ EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES IN JUNE 1976, AN INCREASE OF 4,504 OR 1.8 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1975.

ACCORDING TO A RECENT EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 123,910 OF THE TOTAL NUMBER ENGAGED WERE IN THE RETAIL SECTOR, 73,991 IN IMPORT/ EXPORT BUSINESSES AND 21,466 IN THE WHOLESALE SECTOR.

THE OTHER 35,168 PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED IN A COMBINATION OF IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ACTIVITIES.

THE SURVEY ALSO RECORDED 103,289 PEOPLE BEING ENGAGED IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THE FIGURE WAS HIGHER BY 12,583 OR 13.9 PER CENT.

OF THESE 103,289 PEOPLE, 86,806 WORKED IN RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS, AND 16,483 IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.