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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1980

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EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND STATISTICS

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED ORDERS-ON-HAND STATISTICS FOR SEPTEMBER AS FOLLOWS:

INDUSTRY GROUP

ORDERS-ON-HAND

IN TERMS OF MONTHS

AUGUST 1980 SEPTEMBER 1980

WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR

4.7

4.9

TEXTILES, EXCEPT WEARING APPAREL

2.5

2.3

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

4.0

4.0

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

3.9

4.0

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MACHINERY

APPARATUS, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES

5.3

5.2

OTHERS

3.7

3.7

ALL MANUFACTURING

4.3

4.3

THE STATISTICS ARE BASED ON AN UPDATED AND ENLARGED PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SELECTED BY REFERENCE TO THE IR EMPLOYMENT SIZE IN SEPTEMBER 1979.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT AS THE PANEL WAS NOT A SCIENTIFICALLY DESIGNED SAMPLE, RESULTS OBTAINED WOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE ONLY OF THE COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THE PANEL.

IT WAS HOPED HOWEVER THAT THEY WOULD GENERALLY INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE.

THE SURVEY, WHICH IS CONDUCTED MONTHLY, ALSO ASKS QUESTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL AND COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS BESIDES THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1980 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, AT $1 A COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. NO. 5-274203.