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FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE

295.3

333.1

AND BUSINESS SERVICES

REAL INDEX OF

MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1991

PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

(JUNE 1980 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

SEPT 89

SEPT 90

154.9

159.7

WHOLESALE AND

146. 1

158.6

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES,

RESTAURANTS AND

HOTELS

FINANCING,

142.2

146.2

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

+12.8

X CHANGE

SEPT 90

ON SEPT 89

+3.1

+8.6

+2.8

BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1989 AND SEPTEMBER 1990, AN 13.1 PER CENT WAS REGISTERED IN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PERSON ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

FOR

INCREASE PAYROLL

OF

PER

AND

FOR

THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 19.1 PER CENT AND

FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, INCREASE WAS 12.8 PER CENT.

THE THE

SALARY REVISION WAS REPORTED AS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE INCREASE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED OVER THIS PERIOD.

ENGAGED SECTOR,

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 3.1 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING 8.6 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT THE TRADES

AND

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND 2.8 PER CENT FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

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