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INDUSTRY

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1991

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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%

AS AT THE END OF

MAY 1991

(MONTHS)

4.43

ORDERS-ON-HAND

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

APR. 91

MAY 90

(%)

(*)

+2

4.74

+3

2.33

-6

-6

3.91

+11

+17

4.22

*

-2

5.36

4.08

-1

TABLE 2 : EMPLOYMENT

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF MAY 1991

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

APR. 91

(%)

MAY 90

(*)

ALI. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

-9

+2

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

-4

- 1

-17

-26

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

+1

+4

ELECTRICAL AND

-2

-14

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

*

-3

CONSTRUCTION #

- 1

71

+

-9

/SERVICES