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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1989

CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5 PER CENT

PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY

EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

TABLE : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

AVERAGE AS IN OCTOBER 1989

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

SEP. 89

(HK$)

(%)

OCT. 88

(8)

ALL MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRIES

6.247

T

મ

+18

FOOD AND DRINKS

6,200

-2

WEARING APPAREL

4,337

+ 1

TEXTILES

4,977

-8

IN - 00

+20

+13 +13

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

5.221

-10

+18

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

5,022

– 1

+16

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5,076

- 1

7

+20

OTHERS

CONSTRUCTION#

6,742

-2

+17

7,529

+1

+14

SERVICES

8.662

-5

+17

BANKS

8,354

19

HOTELS

5.598

- 1

16

PUBLIC UTILITIES

8.734

-12

+14

OTHERS

9,592

+1

+19

#

CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

NOTES TO TABLES 1

-

3:

WORKERS

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

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