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SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1988

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ALL INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

INCREASE OVER

FOR NOV. 1987

OCT. 87

NOV. 86

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

4.34

-2

WEARING APPAREL

4.87

2

TEXTILES

2.85

-10

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

2.66

-7

-22

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.32

3

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

4.99

- |

2

OTHERS

4.19

*

4

TABLE 2:

EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

INDUSTRY/

SERVICES

MANUFACTURING

FOOD AND DRINKS

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 1987

PRR CAPITA EARNINGS

INCREASE OVER OCT. 87 NOV. 86

IN NOV. 87

INCREASE OVER

NOV. OCT. 87

86

{%}

(%)

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

−1

-3

3,774

1

12

4,308

- 4

9

WEARING APPAREL

-7

€3,360

2

10

TEXTILES

3,728

-2

8

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

-12

- 17

3.486

-3

13

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

2

3

3,705

3

17

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