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FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1990 ·

THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, CAPITA BARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES 1 TO 3.

EMPLOYMENT AND PER

THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE ΤΟ THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

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 OF 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 NOVEMBER 1989 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 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 $2 PER COPY.

THE

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE что INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 8234820.

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 1989

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

OCT. 89

NOV. 88

{MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.24

1

WEARING APPAREL

4.72

-2

TEXTILES

2.30

+3

-3

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

2.57

-5

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.43

47 2

-6

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5.06

OTHERS

4.12

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-2

-2

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

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