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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1990

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MAY BE MADE то

THE

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INDUSTRY

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

AS AT THE

ORDERS-ON-HAND

END OF

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

SEPTEMBER 1990

AUG. 90

SEP. 89

(MONTHS)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.24

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

(%)

-1

4.66

-2

2.11

-5

2.44

-5

-12

4.08

5.26

+4

4.11

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