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THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. THE OVERALL FIGURES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1986 AND SEPTEMBER 1987, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED

VACANCIES IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

DEC. 86 SEPT. 87 DEC. 87

DEC. 87

ON DEC. 86

DEC. 87

ON SEPT. 87

MANUFACTURING

25,800

53,900

41,700

+61.9

-22.6

WHOLESALE AND

10,850

25,620

24,060

+121.8

-6.1

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

3,300

7,610

6,870

+108.2

-9.7

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS SERVICES

BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

RELATIVE TO DECEMBER 1986, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 61.9 PER CENT,

IMPORT

VACANCIES

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF 121.8 PER CENT AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR AN INCREASE OF 108.2 PER CENT.

THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN VACANCIES REFLECTED THAT THE TIGHT CONDITIONS IN THE LABOUR MARKET CONTINUED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987.

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1987, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS DECREASED BY 22.6 PER CENT, 6.1 PER CENT AND 9.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN DECEMBER 1987.

ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY ARE STATISTICS ON MONTHLY PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR; THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR; AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

'QUARTERLY TOTALS