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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989

THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON A SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE. THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE INDICATED BY THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE MERELY A REFLECTION

THE EXPERIENCE OF

THE COMPANIES SURVEYED. HOWEVER. GIVEN THE COMPOSITION OF THE PANEL, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR AUGUST 1989 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE. GPO BUILDING. CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 82 PER COPY.

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

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INDUSTRY

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

ALL MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF

AUGUST 1989

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

JUL. 89 AUG. 88

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

4.30

- 1

+1

WEARING APPAREL

4.79

+1

+1

TEXTILES

2.34

-7

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

2.87

-12

+7

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

4.61

- 1

+8

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

5.06

7

- 1

OTHERS

4.13

-1

-1

* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5 PER CENT

/TABLE 2