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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1990

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IN AUGUST 1990, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY TWO PER CENT IN MONEY TERMS WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1990. OVER THIS PERIOD OF COMPARISON, PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED MODERATELY IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND TEXTILES INDUSTRIES.

THESE INCREASES WERE PARTLY DUE TO THE ISSUR OF MID-YEAR BONUSES BY SOME COMPANIES SURVEYED. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, LITTLE CHANGE IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WAS RECORDED IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY.

1990

COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1989, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN AUGUST IN THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT IN MONEY TERMS. INCREASES IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE RECORDED IN ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, WITH THE LARGEST INCREASES RECORDED IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.

IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED, EMPLOYMENT IN AUGUST 1990 DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1990 AND AUGUST 1989. PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN AUGUST 1990 INCREASED MODERATELY WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1990, BUT SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER AUGUST 1989.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

IN THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT IN AUGUST 1990 AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1990, BUT INCREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1989.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN AUGUST 1990 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER INCREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1990.

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BONUSES IN

SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WAS RECORDED HOTELS OVER THIS PERIOD, FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF SPECIAL JULY 1990 BY SOME HOTELS SURVEYED.

COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1989, PER CAPITA BARNINGS IN AUGUST 1990 INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR

SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN

TOGETHER.

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THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA BARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.

THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

/THE DEPARTMENT