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MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1ST QUARTER 1990", WHICH IS ONE SALE AT $3 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED ΤΟ THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3238.

INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP AND SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP

(1986 = 100)

BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP

INDUSTRY GROUP

INDEXES

FOR

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER

1ST QTR.

1ST QTR.

4TH QTR.

1990

1989

1989

FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

126

12.5

-9.4

WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT KNITWEAR

AND FOOTWEAR

95

-5.9

-21.5

TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING)

86

-3.4

-32.3

PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING

150

7.1

-12.3

CHEMICALS, RUBBER, PLASTIC AND

NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS

80

-4.8

-15.8

-PLASTIC PRODUCTS

68

-11.7

-21.8

BASIC METALS, FABRICATED METAL

117

-11.4

-15.2

PRODUCTS AND NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY

-FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS,

103

-12.0

-18.9

EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS,

PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND

123

-6.8

-15.2

OPTICAL GOODS

-CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

117

-10.0

-9.3

/-ELECTRICAL AND