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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1991

REPORT ON 1989 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SURVEY ON SALE

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AND

A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED "1989 SURVEY OF PRODUCTION", RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS DEPARTMENT, IS NOW ON SALE AT $26 PER COPY.

SURVEY.

IT IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS PUBLISHED

INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS

ANNUALLY ON THE

THE REPORT CONTAINS A WIDE RANGE OF STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, AND ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER IN THE YEAR 1989, BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED FROM SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

EXAMPLES OF THE STATISTICAL ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE:

* NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS,

COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES;

NUMBER OF PERSONS

ENGAGED

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GROSS OUTPUT;

VALUE ADDED (A MEASURE OF CONTRIBUTION TO GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT);

# PURCHASES OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND INDUSTRIAL WORK/

SERVICES;

OTHER EXPENSES; AND

* GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS.

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APART FROM STATISTICS RELATING TO THE YEAR 1989 THE REPORT CONTAINS SOME SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1987 AND 1988 TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN RECENT YEARS.

ALSO

THE STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POLICY FORMULATION, DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.

THE REPORT MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ON TEL. 805 6441.

DEPARTMENT

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