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TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1989

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF

APRIL 1989

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

MAR. 89

APR. 88

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.45

掌

+2

WEARING APPAREL

4.76

-1

TEXTILES

2.59

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.41

FABRICATED METAL FRODUCTS

4.91

++

+2

│+

+3

-5

-3

-6

+5

+12

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5.18

OTHERS

4.24

++

+2

+2

* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5 PER CENT

TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

+

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF APRIL 1989

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS OTHERS

CONSTRUCTION#

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5 PER CENT

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

MAR. 89

APR. 88

(%)

(%)

- 1

-4

I

-27

-1 -10

-4

+4

}

-2

*** NNN*

-2

+1

**

1

।

I

+4

I

+3

*

+1

*

-1

+1

+13

PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

TABLE 3