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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1991

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MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "REPORT QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, SECOND QUARTER 1991", WHICH IS ON SALE AT $3 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3250.

INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP AND SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP

BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP/ SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP

(1986 = 100)

INDEX

FOR

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER

2ND QTR.

2ND QTR.

1ST QTR.

1991

1990

1991

1.

FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

149

+12.9

+7.2

2.

WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT KNITWEAR

AND FOOTWEAR

104

-1.0

+6.1

3.

TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING)

117

+1.7

+37.6

4.

PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING

197

+8.2

+19.4

5.

CHEMICALS, RUBBER, PLASTIC AND

NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

83

-6.7

+23.9

(68)

(-11.7)

(+25.9)

6.

BASIC METALS, FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS AND NON-ELECTRICAL

132

+1.5

+10.9

MACHINERY

-FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS,

(106)

(-4.5)

(+6.0)

EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

7.

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, 151

PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND

+4.1

+12.7

OPTICAL GOODS

-CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND

(135)

(+2.3)

(+10.7)

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

-ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC PARTS, (175)

ACCESSORIES AND MACHINERY

(+6.7)

(+9.4)

/8. MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING