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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
THE ANALYSIS OF
SURVEY
THE REPORT CONTAINING RESULTS
AUGUST 1990 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $1 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE
GROUND
WHOLESALE
DIRECTED ΤΟ THE AND RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 802 1258.
CENSUS AND
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CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT STATISTICS FOR 2ND QUARTER OF 1990
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THE GROSS VALUE OF
CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN TRACTORS (WHICH MAY BE GENERAL CONTRACTORS OR SPECIAL TRADE TRACTORS) IN
THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 AMOUNTED TO $14,921 MILLION, WHICH WAS 8.2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990 AND 25.2 PER GENT HIGHER THAN IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1989, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
MAIN CONTRACTORS MAY BE GENERAL CONTRACTORS OR SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS. WHEREAS GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE ENGAGED IN NEW CONSTRUCTION WORK AND RENOVATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS ARE ENGAGED IN SPECIALISED JOB AREAS SUCH AS CONCRETING, SCAFFOLDING, CARPENTRY, PLUMBING AND GAS WORK.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THE 25.2 PER CENT IN THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK IN QUARTER OF 1990 OVER THE SAME QUARTER IN 1989 WAS PARTLY TO THE INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
INCREASE OF THE SECOND ATTRIBUTABLE
THE REAL
NEVERTHELESS, AFTER DISCOUNTING THE COST INCREASES, GROWTH IN THE VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED SHOULD STILL BE SIGNIFICANT.
THE INDEX OF GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 WAS 226.5, WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF 1982 BEING TAKEN AS 100. THE CORRESPONDING INDEXES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990 AND THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1989 WERE 209.4 AND 180.9 RESPECTIVELY.
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