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PLASTIC PRODUCTS FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

CONSTRUCTION #

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

5

பங்

5,922

-14

+13

6,023

-1

+20

6,391

+9

+26

7,862

+1

+17

8,363

+

+11

10,072

+16

9,499

+1

+14

6,629

+4

+18

10,188

-10

+17

11.198

-2

+17

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5 PER CENT

# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

NOTES TO TABLES 1

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3:

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS", WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

EARLIER WELFARE PAYMENT

RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE HOLDING CASH ORDER BOOK MAY RECEIVE EARLIER WELFARE PAYMENT IF THEIR PAY DAYS FALL ON THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ON DECEMBER 25 AND 26.

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THEY MAY CASH THEIR CASH ORDER BOOK COUPONS ON DECEMBER 21 IF THEIR PAY DAY FALLS ON DECEMBER 25, AND ON DECEMBER 24 IF THEIR PAY DAY FALLS ON DECEMBER 26 AT THEIR DESIGNATED POST OFFICES OR TREASURY SUB-OFFICES.

MEANWHILE, THE PAY DAY FOR RECIPIENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE WHO ARE PAID UNDER THE BANK PAYMENT SYSTEM ON DECEMBER 25 WOULD ALSO BE ADVANCED TO DECEMBER 24.

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