3
IN OCTOBER 1990, PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER DECREASED MODERATELY WHEN COMPARED WITH
BY 1990, FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF BONUSES IN SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER
SOME
PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES.
COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1989, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 1990 INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY FOR ALL THE SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN 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.
A
BY OF THE
DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON THE SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE, THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE INDICATED THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE MERELY A REFLECTION OF THE EXPERIENCE COMPANIES SURVEYED.
ABLE
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE COMPOSITION OF THE PANEL, IT SHOULD BE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE
REPORT SURVEY
FOR OCTOBER 1990 IS NOW ON SALE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
12 SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, PUBLICATIONS ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $2.50 PER COPY.
AT
THE
CONNAUGHT DEPARTMENT HARBOUR
ENQUIRIES
AND
ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3222.
INDUSTRY
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
WEARING APPAREL
TEXTILES
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF OCTOBER 1990
SEP. 90
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH OCT. 89
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
4.20
-1
-2
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5 PER CENT
4.58
2.04
2.30
4.05
5.29
4.07
-
1 ± Lów to | L
-5
-3
-9
-6
-15
மகம்
- 1
-10
+1
+5
-1
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