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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1990

WHEN ANALYSED BY END-USE OF BUILDINGS

AND STRUCTURES, THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (INCLUDING COMBINED RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS) AND TRANSPORT PROJECTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1989 WAS $4, 108 MILLION AND $1,659 MILLION RESPECTIVELY.

THESE REPRESENTED INCREASES OF 3.0 PER CENT AND 14.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE PRECEDING QUARTER, AND

AND OF 20.4 PER CENT AND 91.6 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1988.

THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1989 WAS $1,319 MILLION, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 7.0 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER BUT AN INCREASE OF 18.9 PER CENT OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1988.

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OWING ΤΟ THE WIDESPREAD SUB-CONTRACTING PRACTICE IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, A CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENT CAN BE A CONTRACTOR FOR ONE CONTRACT AND A SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT SIMULTANEOUSLY.

THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS REFERS TO THE OUTPUT OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY TAKE THE ROLE OF A MAIN CONTRACTOR, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT OF PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY PLAY THE ROLE OF SUB-CONTRACTORS,

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HOWEVER, SUB-CONTRACTORS' CONTRIBUTION TO PROJECTS SHOULD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY THE MAIN CONTRACTORS FOR WHOM THEY WORKED.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IS GIVEN IN REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, 3RD QUARTER 1989".

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ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 8234860.

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