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SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1991

REAL INDEX OF

PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

(JUNE 1980 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

DEC 89

DEC

90

% CHANGE

DEC 90

ON DEC 89

MANUFACTURING

170.0

167.3

-1.6

WHOLESALE AND

177.5

183.2

+3.2

RETAIL,

IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES,

RESTAURANTS AND

HOTELS

FINANCING,

193.7

199.7

+3.1

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

BETWEEN DECEMBER 1989 AND DECEMBER 1990, AN INCREASE OF 9.7 PER CENT WAS REGISTERED IN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

EXPORT TRADES AND FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 14.8 PER CENT AND FOR SERVICES SECTOR, THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS THE INCREASE WAS 14.7 PER CENT.

AS THE REPORTED

MAIN REASON

FOR THE

SALARY REVISION WAS INCREASE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED OVER THIS PERIOD.

ENGAGED

RETAIL, AND

3.

PAYROLL PER PERSON OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL INDEX OF

AND REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 3.2 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE

HOTELS SECTOR, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND

REAL ESTATE AND 1 PER

FOR THE FINANCING, CENT SERVICES SECTOR.

BUSINESS

INSURANCE,

HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SMALL DECREASE OF 1.6 PER CENT MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

FOR THE

FROM

STATISTICS,

AT

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