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LEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1990

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REPORT ON 1988 SURVY, OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION NOW ON SALE

A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED "1988 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION" HAS RECENTLY BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND IS NOW ON SALE AT $28 PER COPY.

IT IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS PUBLISHED

ANNUALLY ON THE

SURVEY.

STATISTICS ON

THE

THE REPORT CONTAINS A WI E RANGE OF STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, AND ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER IN THE YEAR 1988, BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED FROM SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

EXAMPLES OF THE STATISTICAL ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE:

NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED,

+

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES;

GROSS OUTPUT;

VALUE ADDED A MEASURE OF CONTRIBUTION TO GROSS DOMESTIC· PRODUCT);

PURCHASES

OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES

AND

INDUSTRIAL

WORK/SERVICES;

OTHER EXPENSES;

•

GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS.

APART FROM STATISTICS RELATING TO THE YEAR 1988, THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS SOME SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1986 AND 1987 TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN RECENT YEARS.

THE STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POLICY FORMULATION, DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.

THE REPORT MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3246.

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