XN000022-1991-11-18 — Page 5

CONSTRUCTION #

|

*

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991

*

-8

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

1

+1

+2

-5 -3

# PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED

BY LABOUR-ONLY 'SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.·

NOTE:

TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS (FOR EXAMPLE 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, IN 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

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

AVERAGE AS IN SEPT 91

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AUG 91 SEPT 90

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

6,928

+1

+12

FOOD AND DRINKS

7,786

+

+2

+11

WEARING APPAREL

5,207

-4

+11

TEXTILES

6,293

-1

-4

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

8,045

+24

+17

FABRICATED METAL

6,910

+2

+14

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

6,911

-3

+18

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

8.835

+3

+13

CONSTRUCTION #

9,456

+13

SERVICES

11,708

1 +

+1

+11

BANKS

10,348

*

+10

HOTELS

7,123

– 1

+12

PUBLIC UTILITIES

12,735

+12

+12

OTHERS

12,658

-9

+11

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