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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1991

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

AVERAGE

AS IN

CHANGE WHEN

COMPARED WITH

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

JANUARY 1991

DEC. 90 JAN. 90

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

9.634

+40

+11

9,907

- 1

+13

6,455

+19

+7

9.057

+38

+9

10,770

+78

+12

10,643

+69

+10

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

9,166

+37

+17

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

13,868

+61

+7

CONSTRUCTION #

9,913

+9

-6

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

14.717

+1

+8

14,338

--11

+12

13,948

+76

-29

14,312

+6

+17

15,794

- 1

+3

# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

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

NOTE : DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF

(E.G.

IRREGULAR PAYMENTS

GIVEN BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A

FLUCTUATIONS FROM MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE

ADVISABLE, IN TIME TO

TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY

GIVEN STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.

NOTE TO TABLES 1-3:

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS"

SURVEYED, AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE COMPANIES NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

+

WHICH ARE

THE TOTAL

SURVEYED IS NOT IS A PANEL

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