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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1980

A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PATTERN WAS SHOWN IN IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE AND RESTAURANTS IN WHICH PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES ACCOUNTED FOR 72 PER CENT AND 62 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OF THE TOTAL TURNOVER. IN HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES, PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES HAD A 57 PER CENT SHARE OF THE TOTAL SALES, FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANIES WITH A 37 PER CENT SHARE.

THE SEPTEMBER 1979 ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A SUMMARY OF STATISTICS OBTAINED IN THE ECONOMIC CENSUS :-

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR

REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS BY ACTIVITY

WHOLESALE RETAIL IMPORT/

RESTAURANTS HOTELS TOTAL

EXPORT

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS

7 175

28 417

10 474

3 672

655

50 392

NUMBER OF

43 280

113 618

87 955

101 718

16 795

363 365

PERSONS ENGAGED

LABOUR COST

504

1 074

1 943

1 305

251

5 077

($ MNS)

OPERATING COST 630

1 519

3 960

963

396

7 468

($ MNS)

PURCHASES OF

15 611

14 262

59 963

2 570

142

92 546

GOODS FOR SALE

($ MNS)

CHANGES IN

203

651

901

14

2 1 771

STOCKS

($ MNS)

SALES AND

17 067

17 492

67 788

5 131 1 100 108 578

OTHER RECEIPTS

($ MNS)

CENSUS VALUE

1 451 3 486

7 623

2 100

794

15 454

ADDED

($ MNS)

(NOTE FIGURES MAY NOT ADD UP TO THE TOTALS DUE TO ROUNDING.)

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