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TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1988

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

3,882

+ 30

1,700

+ 23

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS

THEREOF

3,373

+ 85

1,663

+ 83

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS)

3,071

+74

1,416

+ 79

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND

REPRODUCING APPARATUS

AND EQUIPMENT

2,112

+ 70

1,009

+ 78

TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS,

AND SIMILAR

CONTAINERS

1,344

+88

584

+103

DECEMBER EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS RELEASED

THERE WERE 867,900 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN DECEMBER 1987, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 0.3 PER CENT IN COMPARISON WITH DECEMBER 1986, ACCORDING ΤΟ FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 657,900 IN DECEMBER 1987, WAS 6.1 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER 1986.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 212,200, WAS UP BY 9.3 PER CENT.

EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY 2.4

PER CENT COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1986.

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN DECEMBER 1987 WERE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED EVERY QUARTER BY THE DEPARTMENT.

/THESE SECTORS