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FINANCING

INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS SERVICES

30

294.7

343.6

REAL INDEX of

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990

PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

(JUNE 1980 = 100)

+16.6

% CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

JUN. 89

JUN. 90

JUN. 90

ON JUN. 89

MANUFACTURING

152.0

162.0

+6.6

WHOLESALE AND

146.9

158.4

+7.8

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

144.9

154.8

+6.8

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

BETWEEN JUNE 1989 AND JUNE 1990, AN INCREASE OF 16.3 PER WAS REGISTERED IN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

CENT

IN

AND

FOR

FOR THE

EXPORT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND

TRADES RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 17.7 PER CENT AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 16.6 PER CENT.

SALARY

REVISION AND THE ISSUE OF BONUSES WERE REPORTED AS MAIN REASONS FOR THE INCREASE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED OVER PERIOD.

THE

THIS

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 6.6 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING

7.8 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, SECTOR,

IMPORT AND

AND TRADES

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND 6.8 PER CENT FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

FOR

EXPORT THE

FROM

AT

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE

STATISTICS, THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL JUNE 1990 AND THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES CONSTRUCTION SITES, JUNE, 1990.

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