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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1987

LARGEST MANUFACTURING

REFERENCE

THE

TO THEIR

CONSTRUCTION

AND

EMPLOYMENT

THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200

THE COMPANIES AND

50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS, CHOSEN BY SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT MIGHT CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE INDICATED BY THE SURVEY NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE. NEVERTHELESS,

PROVIDE A THESE RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO

USEFUL INDICATION OF THE QUICK ASSESSMENT DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A

OF

IN DEVEOPMENTS

THE

ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JUNE 1987 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GERNERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES AT $1.50 COUNTER, 19/F., WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES

ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE STATISTICS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT AT 5-8234820.

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ALL INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

FOR JUNE 1987

INCREASE OVER MAY 87

JUNE 86

(MONTHS)

th

(%)

4.47

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WEARING APPAREL

4.96

TEXTILES

2.83

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.55

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.54

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

5.05

PRODUCTS

OTHERS

4

8

-5

13

4.31

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