XN000022-1991-06-20 — Page 5

INDUSTRY

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 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%

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

APRIL 1991

MAR 91

APR 90

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

4.44

+1

+2

4.75

+1

+2

2.47

+2

-4

3.52

+2

+6

4.24

+1

- 1

5.38

+1

+2

4.10

-1

TABLE 2 : EMPLOYMENT

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF APRIL 1991

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

MAR 91 APR 90

(%)

(%)

-10

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

-5

+1

-17

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

*

-31

+1

+2

ELECTRICAL AND

-3

-12

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

- 1

CONSTRUCTION

-8

/SERVICES