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THE FIGURES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER SHOWED INCREASES, BY VALUE, COMPARED WITH THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1980 OF 19.6 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 35.2 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS, 24.2 PER CENT FOR TOTAL EXPORTS AND 26.1 PER CENT FOR IMFORTS. THE VISIBLE TRADE +GAP+ IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR WAS 5.9 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 4.5 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1980.

COMPARING THE THIRD QUARTER WITH THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, THE YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS ACCELERATED, THAT OF RE-EXPORTS DECELERATED AND THAT OF IMPORTS REMAINED UNCHANGED.

EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCY STATISTICS IN JUNE 1981

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1981.

THESE WERE DERIVED FROM EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED EVERY QUARTER BY THE DEPARTMENT COVERING THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR- THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR- THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR- AND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THE OVERALL FIGURES, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1980 AND MARCH 1981 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

EMPLOYMENT IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

JUN. 80

MAR. 81 JUN. 81

JUN. 81 ON

JUN. 80

JUN. 81 ON

MAR. 81

926 700 889 100

942 800

+1.7

+6.0

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON SITES ONLY)

89 700* 90 300* 86 800

-3.3

-3.9

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND

HOTELS

FINANCE

440 900 458 700 455 700

+3.4

-0.7

INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

121 307 134 000 141 700

+16.8

+5.7

NOTE: * REVISED FIGURES

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