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MONDAY, JULY 15, 1991
COMPARED "TH DECEMBER 1990, AND BEARING IN MIND THE SEASONAL FACTORS, THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR,
OF
INFLUENCE IN THE
VACANCIES NUMBER
REPORTED
AND IMPORT THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
AND RESTAURANTS
THE SECTOR
OF
HOTELS
AND
EXPORT
TRADES, AND
FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 9.6 PER CENT, 20.2 PER CENT AND 3.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN MARCH 1991.
HOWEVER, THE NUMBER
OF VACANCIES ON CONSTRUCTION DECREASED CONSIDERABLY BY 13.9 PER CENT.
ALSO AVAILABLE
VACANCIES
SITES
AND
FROM THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT,
MANUFACTURING PAYROLL ARE STATISTICS ON MONTHLY TOTAL PAYROLL IN THE
TRADES AND AND
AND WHOLESALE
EXPORT RETAIL, IMPORT
INSURANCE, REAL AND HOTELS SECTOR; AND THE FINANCING,
QUARTERLY TOTALS FOR ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR. THESE SECTORS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
SECTOR; THE RESTAURANTS
EACH
OF
TOTAL QUARTERLY PAYROLL IN
% CHANGE⭑
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
1ST QTR
1990
1ST QTR
1991
1ST QTR 1991 OVER
1ST QTR 1990
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
MANUFACTURING
12,630
13,370
+ 5.9
WHOLESALE AND
14,085
17,487
+24.2
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT TRADES,
RESTAURANTS AND
HOTELS
FINANCING,
7,358
8,785
+19.4
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
BASED ON UNROUNDED PAYROLL FIGURES
** EXCLUDING HAWKERS, STREET VENDORS AND RETAIL PITCHES
(OTHER THAN MARKET STALLS)
COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO, TOTAL PAYROLL IN THE 24.2 PER CENT AND 19.4 ABOVE THREE SECTORS INCREASED BY 5.9 PER CENT, PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1991.
VARIATIONS
PAYROLL LEVEL ENGAGED 19
AFTER
FOR
IN TOTAL ADJUSTMENT
MONTHLY BETWEEN MARCH 1990 AND MARCH 1991, ARISING FROM CHANGES IN THE
PERSON PER OF EMPLOYMENT, A NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL
OBTAINED.
TO ALLOW FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE CHANGES, THE NOMINAL INDEX IS DEFLATED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) (OCTOBER 89 SEPTEMBER 90 100) TO GIVE THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.
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