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TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1990

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

AVERAGE AS IN DECEMBER 1989

(HK$)

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

NOV. 89

DEC. 88

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRIES

6,209

+20

+23

FOOD AND DRINKS

8,914

+50

+27

WEARING APPAREL

5,108

+17

+18

TEXTILES

5,631

+18

+11

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

5,600

+11

+19

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

5,108

+1

+14

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

6,335

+25

+32

OTHERS

7,526

+13

+19

CONSTRUCTION#

7,939

+2

+14

SERVICES

12,953

+49

+24

BANKS

14,283

+70

+19

HOTELS

6,765

+20

+11

PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS

12.797

+45

+33

13,239

+38

+18

WORKERS

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

NOTES TO TABLES 1-3:

CAPITA

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER 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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