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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1988

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED FOR CONVICTIONS IN THE FIRST HALF YEAR OF 1988 WAS $253,450, COMPARED WITH $149,013 IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1987.

THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRY SHOWED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE HALF YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1988 4,389 AS AGAINST 4,168 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AT 2,120, THE NUMBER OF NEW TRADE MARKS REGISTERED DURING THE HALF YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1988 WAS HIGHER THAN IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1987, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRADE MARKS NOW REGISTERED ΤΟ 50,038,

IN THE PATENTS REGISTRY, THE NUMBER OF UNITED KINGDOM PATENTS RE-REGISTERED LOCALLY DURING THE HALF YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1988 WAS 490 AS AGAINST 500 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF "LIVE" OR VALID PATENTS RE-REGISTERED WAS NOW APPROXIMATELY 14,000. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE A PRECISE FIGURE AS THIS DEPENDED ON THE "LIVES" OR VALIDITY OF THE PATENTS AS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN THE UK PATENTS OFFICE IN LONDON.

WAGE INDEXES FOR MARCH

THE OVERALL NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR MARCH 1988, AT 156.9, INCREASED BY 9.8 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1987 AND BY 3. 8 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER

1987, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

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A COMPARISON OF THE MARCH 1988 AND MARCH 1987 INDEXES SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 8.8 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 12.1 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 8.5 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 13.2 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 13.6 PER CENT.

A COMPARISON OF THE MARCH 1988 AND DECEMBER 1987 INDEXES SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 3.4 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 3.5 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 4.5 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 8 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 5.9 PER CENT.

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THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1987 ΤΟ MARCH 1988 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE DETAILED BREAKDOWNS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 2.

"THE OVERALL