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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1985

THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDES 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 1984 AND DECEMBER 1984 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

MAR. 85 ON

ECONOMY

MAR. 84

DEC. 84

MAR.. 85

MAR. 84

MAR. 85 ON DEC. 84

MANUFACTURING

49 060

WHOLESALE AND

6 580

23 810

6 160

29 010

-40.9

+21.0

7 710

+17.2

+25.2

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT

TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

2 500

2 330

2 900

+16.0

+24.7

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

RELATIVE TO MARCH 1984, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED BY 40.9 PER CENT IN MARCH 1985. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 17.2 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND BY 16.0 PER CENT FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

COMPARING WITH DECEMBER 1984, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 21.8 PER CENT, 25.2 PER CENT AND 24.7 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RESPECTIVELY.

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