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ON

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1988

SURVEY

RESULTS

MAY

MADE TO

THE

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234820.

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF

MARCH 1988

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED

WITH

FEB. 88

MAR. 87

(MONTH)

(%)

(%)

-1

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.35

L

WEARING APPAREL

4.56

-2

-7

TEXTILES

2.79

-2

-5

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.65

+3

-10

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.33

+1

-

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5.03

OTHERS

4.19

-5

CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF MARCH 1988

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

FEB. 88

ALI. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

(%)

MAR. 87

(%)

3

+1

+1

-8

- I

-4

/PLASTIC PRODUCTS

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