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SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

7

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1901

+1

- 1

+1

+1

++

+1

-7

-3

+2

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

# PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY: SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED

BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE

TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

IRREGULAR

PAYMENTS

(E.0.

DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF

BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A GIVEN MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A GIVEN MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER: A LONGER PERIOD.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

IN

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

AVERAGE AS IN JULY 1991

JUNE 91 JULY 90

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

6,795

+1

+16

7,782

+ T

FF

+2

+14

WEARING APPAREL

5,297

+11

TEXTILES

6,149

-1

+12

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

6,543

+6

+22

FABRICATED METAL

6,681

+6

+16

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

6,840

-2

+20

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

8,763

+2

+16

CONSTRUCTION #

9,665

+1

+18

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