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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1991

LARGEST MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT

THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY IS NOT BASED ON SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SAMPLE, THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGE INDICATED THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE MERELY A REFLECTION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF COMPANIES SURVEYED.

A

BY

THE

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

ON SALE AT THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1991 IS NOW

GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CENTRE, PUBLICATIONS GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

12 HARBOUR PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT

THE SURVEY RESULTS

MAY

BE MADE

TO

THE

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND 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

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF JANUARY 1991

DEC. 90

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH JAN. 90

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

4.25

+1

4.63

+1

+1

2.18

+5

- 11

2.58

+12

-17

4.20

+2

-2

N

5.22

+2

4.08

T

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