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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1987

- TABLE 1 : ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ALL INDUSTRIES

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

ORDERS-ON-HAND

INCREASE OVER

FOR OCT. 87

SEP. 87

OCT. 86

{MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

4.35

- 1

4.86

-1

2

2.84

- 1

-8

2.

87

- 11

-5

4.29

4

3

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5.02

-1

OTHERS

4.21

- 1

-3

TABLE 2 : EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

INDUSTRY/ SERVICES

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF OCT. 1987

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

MANUFACTURING

INCREASE OVER SEP. 87 OCT. 86

INCREASE OVER

IN OCT. 87 SEP. 87 OCT. 86

(%)

(X)

(HK$)

(x)

(%)

- 1

-3

3,802

2

11

FOOD AND DRINKS

1

2

4.471

11

WEARING APPAREL

-7

3,281

2

7

TEXTILES

-1

1

3,811

- 1

6

/PLASTIC PRODUCTS