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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1991

NOTE:

TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

(B.G. GIVEN TIME

DUE ΤΟ THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM 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

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AVERAGE AS IN

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

OCTOBER 1991

SEP.

91 OCT. 90

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

TEXTILES

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

7,003

+1

+13

7,628

-2

+11

5,388

+3

+11

6,572

+4

+19

7,145

-11

+21

FABRICATED METAL

6,905

+15

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

7,157

+4

+12

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

8,760

-1

+11

CONSTRUCTION #

10,445

+10

+25

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

11,405

-3

+13

1

10,374

+9

7,228

+1

+9

11,958 12,559

-6

+17

- 1

+12

# PER CAPITA BARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE TO TABLES 1 3 :

UNLIKE ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS", WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONG THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

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