TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1990
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QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED
OF
IN THE PRECEDING THE SECOND QUARTER RESULTS RELEASED
FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR EXPERIENCED A LOWER LEVEL
OF 1990 THAN THE BUSINESS IN
QUARTER FIRST QUARTER BUT EXPECT AN IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS IN OF 1990, ACCORDING TO THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THESE COMPARISONS
ARE,
HOWEVER,
BY
LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED
USUALLY A SEASONAL SEASONAL FACTORS. THE FIRST QUARTER OF A YEAR IS
USUALLY LOW PERIOD WHILE THE THIRD QUARTER AND THE FOURTH QUARTER ARE MORE ACTIVE PERIODS AS FAR AS MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY IS CONCERNED.
PARTICULARLY THOSE IN
EXPERIENCED
FIRMS IN ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, THE TEXTILES, PLASTICS AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES DETERIORATION IN BUSINESS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990.
AS REGARDS THE
BUSINESS
PROSPECTS FOR
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THE SECOND QUARTER, PLASTICS, FABRICATED INDUSTRIES, APPLIANCES
FIRMS IN THIS SECTOR, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE
AND MACHINERY METAL PRODUCTS AND ELECTRICAL EXPECT AN IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS OVER THE FIRST QUARTER.
FIRMS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
IMPROVEMENT
FURTHER
SECTOR EXPERIENCED AN
A ANTICIPATE THEY THE FIRST IN BUSINESS IN
QUARTER AND IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.
FOR THE DISTRIBUTIVE AND CATERING TRADES SECTOR,
FIRST EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATION IN BUSINESS IN THE FIRMS RECORDED AN IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS.
WHILE QUARTER,
HOTELS OTHER
SECOND QUARTER, WHILE BUSINESS,
OTHER FIRMS IN
REGARDING THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR THE RESTAURANTS ANTICIPATE A DETERIORATION IN THIS SECTOR EXPECT AN IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS.
TRANSPORT, STORAGE
IN THE OTHER SERVICES SECTOR, FIRMS IN THE AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATION IN BUSINESS IN
FIRMS IN AND BANKS
THE REAL ESTATE WHEREAS THE FIRST QUARTER, DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED SERVICES HAD A STABLE BUSINESS.
REGARDING BUSINESS
PROSPECT
FOR THE
SECOND QUARTER,
RELATED SERVICES FIRMS IN THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND STABLE BUSINESS, OTHER FIRMS IN THIS SECTOR ANTICIPATE AN IN BUSINESS.
WHILE EXPECT A IMPROVEMENT
ABOUT 1,000
FIRMS FROM
VARIOUS
BUSINESS
ASKED
AND
BUSINESSES,
INDUSTRIES
IN PARTICIPATED COMMUNITY,
EXPERIENCES AND ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS
FORMING A CROSS-SECTION OF THE THE SURVEY. THEY WERE EXPECTATIONS AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS PROBLEMS THEY FACED.
FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING
PROBLEMS OF INSUFFICIENT COMPETITION FROM OTHER SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOUR INSUFFICIENT BUSINESS ORDERS OR CONTRACTS IS EXPECTED TO EASE OFF
HONG
FIRST
SECTOR GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED
CONTRACTS, OR BUSINESS ORDERS
IN
KONG, HIGH FIRMS
WAGE THE IN THE
QUARTER.
THE PRICE
RATES PROBLEM
AND
OF
IN
THE SECOND QUARTER.
/IN THE
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