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INDUSTRY

M

SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1991

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 MARCH 1991

FEB 91

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

MAR 90

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

4.41

+2

+1

**

4.70

2.41

+2

-2

3.46

+21

+2

4.21

-3

5.33

+2

+1

4.09

-2

TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT

•

+

PERSONS ENGAGED

AT THE END OF MARCH 1991

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

FEB 91

MAR 90

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

#

-10

- 1

-2

+2

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

- 1

-2

NEN -

-6

-19

-35

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

- 1

ELECTRICAL AND

-3

- 11

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

+1

-2

OTHERS

CONSTRUCTION

#

-8

/SERVICES BANKS