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MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1982

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MONTHLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT. PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND

+ FOR APRIL 1982

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED STATISTICS FROM THE MONTHLY SURVEY FOR APRIL 1982, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED ON A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZE IN SEPTEMBER 1979) AS WELL AS OF THE 43 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS.

AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE RESULTS ON MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, BUT SHOULD GIVE USEFUL INDICATIONS OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.

ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED, EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN THE PLASTICS, FOOD AND DRINKS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES BUT DECLINED IN THE TEXTILES AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES IN APRIL 1982 AS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH.

THE DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE CLOSURE OF TWO FACTORIES SURVEYED.

IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN GENERAL ROSE, NOTABLY IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY, FOLLOWED BY THE PLASTICS AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES. IN THE CASE OF FOOD AND DRINKS, THE INCREASE WAS DUE TO WAGE AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS IN A NUMBER OF FACTORIES SURVEYED. HOWEVER, PER CAPITA EARNINGS DROPPED IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AS A RESULT OF LESS OVERTIME WORKED IN A LARGE FACTORY.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN HOTELS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES ON ACCOUNT OF SALARY REVISION AND THE AWARD OF BONUSES IN A FEW COMPANIES SURVEYED.

THE OVERALL VOLUME OF ORDERS (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) HELD BY THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED REMAINED STABLE IN APRIL 1982 AS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH.

ORDERS ROSE IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY BUT DECLINED IN THE PLASTICS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.

THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT, PER CAPITA EARNINGS AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE SHOWN IN THE ACCOMPANYING TABLE.

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR APRIL 1982 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, AT $1.50 PER COPY. ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (AT 3-7221914).

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