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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1990

CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%.

EMPLOYEES

SITE WORKERS

PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY

ONLY: EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

AVERAGE AS IN CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

MARCH 1990

FEB. 90

MAR. 89

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

5,645

+7

+18

FOOD AND DRINKS

6,200

+3

+18

WEARING APPAREL

4,432

+8

+11

TEXTILES

5,049

+11

+12

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

5,075

+2

+7

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

6,601

+15

+23

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

5,554

+6

+23

PRODUCTS

OTHERS

7,551

+5

+18

CONSTRUCTION#

7,984

+13

+17

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

QTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%.

9,425

- 1

+19

8,816

-2

+17

6.416

+15

9.232

+3

+22

10,967

-3

+17

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

NOTES TO TABLES 1-3:

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

1

IS

NOT MEANINGFUL SURVEY }) AND IS

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