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TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

INDUSTRY/

SERVICES

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF AUG. 1987

INCREASE OVER

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1987

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

INCREASE OVER

JUL. 87 AUG. 86

IN AUG. 87 JUL. 87 AUG. 86

(%)

(%)

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

MANUFACTURING

-4

-3

3,762

3

14

FOOD AND DRINKS

1

4,347

-

4

WEARING APPAREL

-2

-7

3.344

2

12

TEXTILES

- 1

2

4,158

8

19

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

-12

-12

3,502

14

21

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

-2

-1

3,570

1

15

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

-6

3,455

2

12

OTHERS

-2

-2

4,802

11

CONSTRUCTION

1

10

5,274

1

11

SERVICES

6,465

9

BANKS

HOTELS

1

5

6,081

3

13

3,968

15

PUBLIC UTILITIES

6,302

-8

6

OTHERS

1

7

7,919

8

7

*

CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

ENGAGED

COMPANY COVER

PERSONS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

EMPLOYEES

SITE ONLY;

WORKERS

NOTE:

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER

CAPITA EARNINGS"

WHICH

ARK

AVERAGE FIGURES,

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF

FIRMS SURVEYED

IS NOT MEANINGFUL

PERSONS ENGAGED BY ON ITS INFORMATION

THE

OWN

(BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

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