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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1988

AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE INDICATED BY THE NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A

WHOLE.

THE DEPARTMENT MIGHT

SURVEY

QUICK

PROVIDE A USEFUL ASSESSMENT OF

NEVERTHELESS, THESE RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO

OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A INDICATION DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.

WAN CHAI

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT 19TH FLOOR, $1.50 PER COPY.

1988

TOWER

I,

12 HARBOUR

ON IS NOW

SALE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,

PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER,

ROAD,

THE

AND

WAN

CHAI,

AT

ENQUIRIES

ABOUT

THE SURVEY

RESULTS MAY BE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234820,

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

MADE

TO * STATISTICS

THE

INDUSTRY

ALL INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

FOR JAN. 1988

DEC. 87

JAN. 87

(MONTH)

(%)

(%)

4.33

-2

WEARING APPAREL

4.75

TEXTILES

2.83

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.15

+21

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.23

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

4.96

OTHERS

4.19

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