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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1990

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TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

INDUSTRY

AS AT THE END OF

MARCH 1990

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH FEB. 90 MAR. 89

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.35

-2

WEARING APPAREL

4.69

**

-2

TEXTILES

2.45

-2

-4

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.39

+1

-3

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.32

*

-8

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

5.28

+1

+2

***

PRODUCTS

OTHERS

4.17

-2

CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%.

TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF MARCH 1990

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

FEB. 90

MAR. 89

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

1

FOOD AND DRINKS

- 1

+4

WEARING APPAREL

-1

-10

TEXTILES

-6

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

+9

-2

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

-3

- 14

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS OTHERS

-2

-17

-1

CONSTRUCTION#

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS

ļ

– 1

*

+1

+3

+1

IINNO

++ 1 +

-2

+2

+6

CHANGES WITHIN