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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1986

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

REAL INDEX OF

PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

(JUNE 1980 = 100)

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE AND

DEC. 84

123.0

% CHANGE

DEC. 85

DEC. 85

ON DEC. 84

133.6

+ 8.6

RETAIL,

IMPORT AND

EXPORT

TRADES, AND

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

139.6

144.3

+ 3.4

FINANCING,

INSURANCE.

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

164.1

175.9

+ 7.2

BETWEEN DECEMBER 1984 AND DECEMBER 1985, INCREASES OF 11.5 PER CENT. 6.2 PER CENT AND 10.0 PER CENT WERE REGISTERED IN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED 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 RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE CORRESPONDING INCREASES IN THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED WERE 8.6 PER CENT, 3.4 PER CENT AND 7.2 PER CENT.

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, DECEMBER 1985, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT HK$11 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT ROOM 1904, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

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