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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1991 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE ΤΟ THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 805 6441.

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INDUSTRY

TABLE 1 : ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF

SEPT 91

(MONTHS)

4.36

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AUG 91

SEPT 90

(%)

(%)

+3

4.84

+1

+4

2.30

-2

+9

2.65

-2

+9

4.20

+3

5.31

+

4.05

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TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 1991

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AUG 91

SEPT 90

(%)

(%)

-10

1

-3

-3

-6

-1.

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- 11

-23

-2

-7

-3

-17

-2

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