MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1977
EMPLOYMENT UP IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES
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A TOTAL OF 264,190 PEOPLE WAS ENGAGED IN THE IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 4,150 OR 1.6 PER CENT OVER THAT IN SEPTEMBER 1976.
THIS ALSO REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 10,200 OR FOUR PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FIGURE IN DECEMBER 1975.
ACCORDING TO A RECENT EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 126,090 OF THE TOTAL NUMBER ENGAGED WERE IN RETAIL TRADE, 79,250 IN IMPORT/EXPORT BUSINESS AND 22,360 IN WHOLESALE TRADE.
THE OTHER 36,490 PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED IN A COMBINATION OF IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ACTIVITIES.
THE SURVEY ALSO RECORDED 90,020 PEOPLE BEING ENGAGED IN RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS, AND 16,870 IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, THE FIGURES WERE HIGHER BY 680 OR 0.8 PER CENT AND 150 OR 0.9 PER CENT.
THE INCREASES WERE MORE SIGNIFICANT WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1975: 6,720 OR 8.1 PER CENT IN RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS, AND 400 OR 2.4 PER CENT IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
DETAILS OF CHANGES FROM SEPTEMBER 1976 AND DECEMBER 1975 ARE AS FOLLOWS :-
ACTIVITY
PERSONS ENGAGED IN DECEMBER 1976
CHANGE
CHANGE
FROM SEPT. 1976 FROM DEC. 1975
NO.
%
NO.
%
RETAIL
126,090
160
-0.1 +2,120
+1.7
IMPORT/EXPORT
79,250
+3,680
+4.9
+7,100
+9.8
WHOLESALE
22,360
210
+1.0
+1,040
+4.9
IMPORT/EXPORT/
36,490
430
+1.2
60
-0.2
WHOLESALE/
RETAIL
RESTAURANTS,
90,020
680
+0.8 +6,720
+8.1
CAFES AND
BARS
HOTELS AND
16,870
+
150
+0.9
400
+2.4
BOARD ING
HOUSES
TOTAL
371,080
+4,990
+1.4 +17,320
+4.9
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