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B.

EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

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PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1983

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

(% CHANGE OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH)

FOR

INDUSTRY/ SERVICE

JUNE 1983

JULY

AUG.

JUNE

1983

1983

1983

JULY AUG. 1983

1983

AUG. 1983 (HK$)

MANUFACTURING

FOOD AND

نيا |

3

-2

1

2 366

DRINKS

5

2

-1

2

1

-1 3 388

WEAR ING

APPAREL,

EXCEPT

FOOTWEAR

1

1

-2

2

-1

5 2 148

TEXTILES,

EXCEPT

WEAR ING

APPAREL

1

2

-1

1

1

5 2 461

PLASTIC

PRODUCTS

9

11

-3

-2

-1

8

2 058

FABRICATED

METAL

PRODUCTS

7

6

-2

-2

-1

4

1 941

ELECTRICAL

AND

ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

6

4

-3

-3

2

2

2 180

OTHERS

1

*

-1

*

-1

2

3 211

**

CONSTRUCTION

-2

*I

-3

شا

71

-1

-3

TH

1

3 643

SERVICES

*

* 1

1

<< |

1

10 |

6

BANKS

*

*

HOTELS

*

*

-1

5

*

-1

* * 16

-3

4 342

-3

3 949

2 801

PUBLIC

UTILITIES

*

*

*

10

-5

4 371

OTHERS

1

1

5

*

5636

* CHANGES WITHIN + 0.5%

**

PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS NOT INCLUDED.

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