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FINANCING,

INSURANCE

12

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1986

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS SERVICES

2 330

2 580

2 350

+ 1.0

- 8.9

* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

RELATIVE TO DECEMBER 1984, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR DECREASED RESPECTIVELY BY 36.7 PER CENT AND 10.3 PER CENT IN DECEMBER 1985. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES DECREASED BY 25.0 PER CENT, 2.7 PER CENT AND 8.9 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.

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 FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR. QUARTERLY TOTALS FOR EACH OF THESE SECTORS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF

THE ECONOMY

+

TOTAL QUARTERLY PAYROLL IN

4TH QTR. 1984

4TH QTR. 1985

HK$ MN

% CHANGE ☀

4TH QTR. 1985

ON

4TH QTR. 1984

HK$ MN

MANUFACTURING

7 086

7 317

+ 3.3

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL,

IMPORT AND

EXPORT

TRADES. AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

4 916

5 557

+13.0

/FINANCING, INSURANCE,