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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1986

1984 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SURVEY RESULTS OUT

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED SUMMARY STATISTICS FROM THE SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION COVERING THE REFERENCE YEAR 1984. FIELD WORK FOR THIS SURVEY WAS UNDERTAKEN BETWEEN MAY 1985 AND MARCH 1986.

THE SURVEY ESSENTIALLY COVERED THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR. BUT, IN ADDITION, IT INCLUDED ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN MINING AND QUARRYING AND IN THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.

IN 1984, THE VALUE OF GROSS OUTPUT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $189 612 MILLION, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 18 PER CENT OVER 1983.

THE EXPENSES OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IN 1984 INCLUDED $124 644 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASES OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES: $32 930 MILLION FOR COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES- AND $17 083 MILLION FOR OTHER EXPENSES. THE GROSS SURPLUS OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS AMOUNTED TO $17 402 MILLION.

THE VALUE ADDED BY THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN 1984 WAS $52 741 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 20 PER CENT OVER 1983. VALUE ADDED IS A MEASURE OF THE NET OUTPUT OF THE SECTOR AND IS USED TO REFLECT ITS CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

RANKED ACCORDING TO THEIR VALUE ADDED, THE TOP FIVE INDUSTRY GROUPS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR WERE WEARING APPAREL ($13 171 MILLION OR. 25 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR); ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ($8 912 MILLION OR 17 PER CENT); METAL PRODUCTS, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT ($8 325 MILLION OR 16 PER CENT) TEXTILES ($7 294 MILLION OR' 14 PER CENT) AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS ($4 809 MILLION OR 9 PER CENT).

TABLE A, SHOWS THE BASIC STATISTICS OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ANALYSED BY INDUSTRY GROUP,

AS REGARDS THE LOCATION OF INDUSTRIES, NEW KOWLOON STOOD OUT AS THE MOST IMPORTANT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT, FOLLOWED BY THE TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT.

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