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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1982

THERE WERE 1 847 FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN OPERATION DURING 1980, INCLUDING BILL DISCOUNTING COMPANIES, CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANIES, PAWNSHOPS, INVESTMENT AND HOLDING COMPANIES, SECURITY, COMMODITYỶ AND GOLD BULLION BROKERS AND DEALERS, MONEY CHANGERS, AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKERS AND DEALERS. BUT EXCLUDING BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES. THIS SECTOR, WITH A WORKFORCE OF 15 582 PERSONS, GENERATED $8 417 MILLION OF INCOME AND RECEIPTS, AND PAID OUT $647 MILLION IN COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $1 931 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSES. THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO VALUE ADDED WAS $1 568 MILLION.

DURING 1980, 540 INSURANCE COMPANIES, ENGAGING 7 016 PERSONS, GENERATED $1 467 MILLION OF GROSS OUTPUT, SPENT $327 MILLION ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $242 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES. VALUE ADDED WAS $323 MILLION.

1 885 BUSINESS SERVICES ESTABLISHMENTS WERE IN OPERATION IN 1980. THIS SECTOR, WITH A WORKFORCE OF 26 482 PERSONS, COMPRISED LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND DATA PROCESSING FIRMS: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING, ADVERTISING, DESIGNING, SECRETARIAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: AND

THE IR MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING SERVICES. TOTAL INCOME AND RECEIPTS AMOUNTED TO $3 629 MILLION. $940 MILLION WERE SPENT ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $1 652 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES. THE SECTOR CONTRIBUTED $1 957 MILLION TO VALUE ADDED.

26 156 TRANSPORT ESTABLISHMENTS HAD OPERATED DURING 1980, ENGAGING A TOTAL OF 110 784 PERSONS. TOTAL INCOME AND RECEIPTS OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE $22 246 MILLION, WITH $3 069 MILLION SPENT ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $16 961 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES VALUE ADDED GENERATED BY THE SECTOR AMOUNTED TO $6 691 MILLION.

MORE DETAILED ANALYSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE OCTOBER 1982 ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS, NOW AVAILABLE AT $18 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE.

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