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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1987

REAL INDEX OF

PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

(JUNE 1980 = 100)

% CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

DEC. 85

DEC. 86

DEC. 36

ON DEC. 85

MANUFACTURING

133.6

147.2

+10.2

WHOLESALE AND

144.3

160.8

+11.4

RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT

TRADES AND

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE REAL ESTATE

175.9

185.7

+ 5.6

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

BETWEEN DECEMBER 1985 AND DECEMBER 1986, INCREASES OF 14.2 PER CENT, 15.6 PER CENT AND 9.5 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 10.2 PER CENT, 11.4 PER CENT AND 5.6 PER CENT.

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, DECEMBER 1986, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $11 PER Cbpy AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLAČE HONG KONG AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1,8, HARBOUR ROAD, 'WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

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