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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1986

FINANCING,

INSURANCE REAL ESTATE AND BINESS SERVICES

2 284

2 547

* BASED ON UNROUNDED PAYROLL FIGURES.

+11.5

+

COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO, PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT, 21.0 PER CENT AND 11.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985.

AFTER ADJUSTMENT FOR VARIATIONS IN TOTAL MONTHLY PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN SEPTEMBER 1984 AND SEPTEMBER 1985 ARISING FROM CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT, A NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IS OBTAINED. TO ALLOW FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE CHANGES THE NOMINAL INDEX IS DEFLATED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) TO GIVE THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.

THE INDICES FOR SEPTEMBER 1984 AND SEPTEMBER 1985 ARE GIVEN IN THE TABLES BELOW:

NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

(JUNE 1980 = 100)

> CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

SEPT 84

SEPT A5

SEPT 85

ON SEPT 84

MANUFACTURING

176.3

192.0

+8.6

HOLESALE AND

PETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT

TRADES, AND

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

169.6

134.1

+14.+

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

174.4

183.7

+it..

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