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TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1989

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1989 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $2.00 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 5-8234820.

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF

FEBRUARY 1989

JAN. 89

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

FEB. 88

(MONTHS)

(X)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.40

+1

WEARING APPAREL

4.71

+2

TEXTILES

2.38

2

- 16

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.35

+11

-5

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.70

+2

+10

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5.20

+1

+4

OTHERS

4.22

*

*

CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 1989

CHANGE WHEN

JAN. 89

COMPARED WITH FEB. 88

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

-2

J

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

- 1

-3

-1

-2

+1

-22

/FABRICATED METAL