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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1988

THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND,

EMPLOYMENT AND PER

CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ACCOMPANYING TABLES 1 TO 3.

200 THE

IN COMPANIES

BY CHOSEN

REFERENCE

THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, SİZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

LARGEST

MANUFACTURING

THEIR EMPLOYMENT

THE CONSTRUCTION AND

ΤΟ

THE DEPARTMENT BY

SURVEY

THE

AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, INDICATED OF CHANGES CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDES RESULTS MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.

THESE ARE EXPECTED

OF

ΤΟ PROVIDE A USEFUL

A QUICK ASSESSMENT

OF

NEVERTHELESS,

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

NOW ON SALE AT THE THE SURVEY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1988 IS

BUILDING AND AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $1.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES

THE ABOUT

SURVEY RESULTS MAY

19TH

THE

BE MADE

TO STATISTICS

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT AT 5-8234820.

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 1988

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AUG. 88

SEP. 87

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

3

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.26

WEARING APPAREL

4.62

-6

TEXTILES

2.28

-2

-20

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

2.61

-2

-19

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

1.36

+2

+6

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5.14

+1

+2

OTHERS

4.15

+2

CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

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