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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1987

FINANCING. INSURANCE REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

2 350

2 930 3 300

+40.3

+12.5

* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

RELATIVE TO DECEMBER 1985, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES 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

INCREASED BY 70.8 PER CENT, 96.3 PER CENT AND 40.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1986, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES DECREASED BY 19.7 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 27.2 PER CENT AND 12.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

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:

TOTAL QUARTERLY PAYROLL IN

* CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

4TH QTR.

1985

4TH QTR.

1986

4TH QTR. 1986

ON 4TH QTR. 1985

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

MANUFACTURING

7 317

8 390

+14.7

WHOLESALE AND

5 557

6 459

+16.2

RETAIL. IMPORT

AND EXPORT

TRADES AND

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

/FINANCING,