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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1989

WHEN ANALYSED BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE

AT THE LARGEST SHARE OF SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS,

$589,427 OR 73 PER CENT OF THE SECTOR TOTAL. RETAIL TRADE ACCOUNTED

CENT, 13

WHILE PER

WHOLESALE TRADE

10 TOOK UP

CENT, RESTAURANTS 3 PER CENT AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES 1 PER CENT.

RECORDED MILLION

FOR

PER

IN 1987, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST THE REST WAS SHARE (60 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR. CONTRIBUTED BY RETAIL TRADE (16 PER CENT), RESTAURANTS (12 PER WHOLESALE TRADE (7 PER CENT) AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (6 PER CENT).

CENT).

WHEN COMPARED WITH 1986, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE RECORDED LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS (+37 CENT), FOLLOWED BY WHOLESALE TRADE (+28 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE PER CENT), RESTAURANTS (+25 PER CENT) AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES PER CENT).

THE

PER

(+25

(+23

IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE ALSO RECORDED WHOLESALE THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+40 PER CENT), FOLLOWED BY TRADE (+35 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE (+28 PER CENT), RESTAURANTS (+26 PER CENT) AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (+26 PER CENT).

THE 1987 SURVEY WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF

OF THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE AND

SECTOR, UPDATING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG

SERVICE

AND

KONG.

FLOOR

OF

OF

STOCKS,

FIXED

DATA COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDED TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, AREA, NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES, PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE, SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL ASSETS.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE

WITH TABLES TOGETHER

SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR TRADE GROUP/ACTIVITY AND

SURVEY ECONOMIC VARIABLES, ARE INCLUDED IN THE "1987 BY VARIOUS WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS" REPORT.

SURVEY,

ANALYSED

OF

THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE IN END JULY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

CONNAUGHT PLACE: CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, AND THE PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

ROAD, ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR CHAI, HONG KONG.

WAN

THE

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234942.

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