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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1981

REPORT OF THE 1979 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A REPORT ON THE 1979 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND TELS CARRIED OUT IN 1980 AND EARLY 1981 AS A FIRST ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP SURVEY TO THE 1977 BENCHMARK CENSUS OF THE SECTOR.

THE REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE, CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SECTOR AND ANALYSES SIGNIFICANT CHANGES SINCE THE 1977 CENSUS.

THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY AND ANALYSES SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SECTOR OVER TIME.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE ANALYTICAL TABLES OF PRINCIPAL STATISTICS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSED BY NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, CENSUS DISTRICT, VALUE OF SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, CENSUS VALUE ADDED AND PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE.

DETAILED STATISTICS FOR REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS CLASS IF IED

BY MAJOR ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THERE WERE 60 206 REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN 1979, ENGAGING A TOTAL OF 412 094 PERSÓNS, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 20 PER CENT AND 13 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER 1977.

THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $181 606 MILLION IN SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS AND PAID OUT $8 013 MILLION IN LABOUR COST AND $13 657 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSES. THESE FIGURES, COMPARED WITH THOSE IN 1977, SHOWED INCREASES OF 67 PER CENT, 58 PER CENT AND 83 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, VALUE ADDED, COMPRISING LABOUR COST, INTEREST PAYMENTS AND OPERATING SURPLUS, GREW FROM $11 014 MILLION IN 1977 TO $19 762 MILLION IN 1979, AN INCREASE OF 79 PER CENT.

IN 1979, OVER 56 PER CENT OF THE 60 206 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE IN RETAIL TRADE, ACCOUNTING FOR 31 PER CENT OF ALL PERSONS ENGAGED, 17 PER CENT OF TOTAL SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS AND 22 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR.

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE, REPRESENTING 23 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND 25 PER CENT OF THE WORKFORCE, RECORDED THE LARGEST SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AT $118 044 MILLION OR 65 PER CENT OF THE SECTOR TOTAL, AND CONTRIBUTED 51 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR.

WHOLESALE TRADE ACCOUNTED FOR 13 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS, 11 PER CENT OF THE SECTOR'S WORKFORCE, 13 PER CENT OF TOTAL SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AND 8 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR.

/RESTAURANTS D