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TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1984

THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDED VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. THE OVERALL FIGURES BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1983 AND DECEMBER 1983, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF

THE ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

FINANCE, INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

PERCENTAGE CHANGE *

MAR. 83

DEC. 83

MAR. 84

MAR. 84 ON

MAR. 83

MAR. 84 Oil

DEC. 83

38 550

32 530

49 060

+27.3

+50.3

4 750

4 820

6 580

+38.4

+36.4

1 930 1 780 2 500

+29.9

+40.8

* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES

COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1983, INCREASES OF 27.3 PER CENT, 38.4 PER CENT AND 29.9 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES WERE RECORDED FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RESPECTIVELY.

RELATIVE TO DECEMBER 1983, INCREASES OF 50.8 PER CENT, 36.4 PER CENT AND 40.8 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES WERE REGISTERED FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RESPECTIVELY.

ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY ARE STATISTICS ON MONTHLY PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR. QUARTERLY TOTALS FOR EACH OF THESE SECTORS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:

/TOTAL QUARTERLY