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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1982

STATISTICS ON THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR

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THE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A BENCHMARK ECONOMIC CENSUS FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IN 1981-82 FOR THE REFERENCE YEAR 1980 WERE RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY). THE RESULTS FOR THE STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING AND INSURANCE SECTORS OBTAINED IN THE SAME ECONOMIC CENSUS HAD ALREADY BEEN RELEASED DURING THE PAST WEEKS.

THE CENSUS OF THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR COVERED ALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN LEGAL, ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING, DATA PROCESSING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING RESEARCH, ADVERTISING, DESIGNING, SECRETARIAL AND TRANSLATION SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT, NEWS GATHERING AND REPORTING, DETECTIVE AND PROTECTIVE AGENCIES, AND MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SECTOR WERE BRANCH/LIAISON AND REGIONAL OFFICES PROVIDING ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES TO THE IR PARENT COMPANIES. THEATRICAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL WITH OPERATORS WERE, HOWEVER, EXCLUDED FROM THE CENSUS.

THE CENSUS RESULTS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE 1 885 ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN BUSINESS SERVICES DURING THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1980. THE SECTOR HAD A WORKFORCE OF 26 482 PERSONS, OF WHOM, 24 603 WERE EMPLOYEES AND THE REST WERE WORKING PROPRIETORS, WORKING PARTNERS OR UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS. THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $3 629 MILLION OF INCOME AND RECEIPTS AND PAID OUT $940 MILLION IN COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $1 652 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSES. OPERATING EXPENSES INCLUDED RENTAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS, EXPENSES ON REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, PURCHASES OF GOODS, SUPPLIES, FUELS, WATER AND ELECTRICITY, AND PAYMENTS FOR OTHER SERVICES. CAPITAL STOCK AT THE END OF 1980 WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $744 MILLION, WITH $175 MILLION AS DEPRECIATION OVER THE YEAR, AND $366 MILLION ́AS GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS WHICH WERE ACQUISITIONS OF FIXED ASSETS LESS PROCEEDS FROM RE-SALE OF FIXED ASSETS.

THE ATTACHED TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL STATISTICS FOR THE 1 885 REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR CLASSIFIED INTO 12 SERVICES GROUPS, VIZ. LEGAL SERVICES, ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND BOOKKEEPING SERVICES, DATA PROCESSING AND TABULATING SERVICES, ADVERTISING COMPANIES AND AGENCIES, PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES, MARKET RESEARCH COMPANIES, AND OTHER ADVERTISING SERVICES, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY SERVICES, SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION SERVICES, INTERIOR DECORATION AND OTHER DESIGNING SERVICES, SECRETARIAL, TYPING AND TRANSLATION SERVICES, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING SERVICES, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES.