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THE OTHER INDUSTRIES WITH A DECLINE IN PRODUCTION COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER WERE PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS (−11.4 PER CENT), PLASTIC PRODUCTS (-8.4 PER CENT) AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (-7.7 PER CENT).
IN RELEASING THESE FIGURES, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO IN OTHER REFLECT THE LEVELS AND TRENDS OF OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS. WORDS. THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTION IS MEASURED AFTER REMOVING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGE.
TWO TABLES ON THE QUARTERLY INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1986 HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. ONE IS A SUMMARY TABLE FOR BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS, WHILE THE OTHER GIVES A MORE DETAILED INDUSTRIAL BREAKDOWN.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE +REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, FOURTH QUARTER 1986+ AT $3 PER COPY.
THE PUBLICATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER, 19/F, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED WITH THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SALES CENTRE.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234832.
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