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A. ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING

(%% CHANGE OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1983

ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF

EXCEPT FOOTWEAR

APR.

1983

INDUSTRY

WEARING APPAREL,

MAY

1983

JUNE

MONTHS) FOR

1983

JUNE 1983

3

1

1

5.00

TEXTILES, EXCEPT

WEARING APPAREL

1

2

-4

2.40

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

16

1

3

3.94

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

10

-1

7

2.92

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

2

4

5.19

OTHERS

2

1

-2

3.56

ALL ABOVE INDUSTRIES

4

1

3

4.32

(

CHANGE OVER THE

INDUSTRY SERVICE

APR. 1983

MAY

JUNE

1983

1983

MANUFACTURING *

1

B. EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

PERSONS ENGAGED BY

THE COMPANIES SURVEYED PER CAPITA EARNINGS

41

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

JUNE 1983 (HK$)

2 296

PRECEDING MONTH)

FOR

APR. 1983

MAY JUNE 1983

1983

7

-5

FOOD AND

DRINKS

1

2

5

8

5

2

3 374

WEARING APPAREL,

EXCEPT

FOOTWEAR

*

--1

1

本

1 2

2 074

TEXTILES, EXCEPT

WEAR ING

APPAREL

*

1

1

6

+

1

2 315

PLASTIC

PRODUCTS

-1

5

9

2

-1

-2

1 932

FABRICATED

METAL

PRODUCTS

1

3

7

-1

*

-2

1 879

ELECTRICAL AND