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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1991

THE

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR OCTOBER THIS YEAR IS NOW ON SALE AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, DEPARTMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

12 SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, PUBLICATIONS ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES

HARBOUR

ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS CAN BE

то MADE

THE

PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION INDUSTRIAL

OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 805 6441.

FOLLOWING ARE THREE TABLES SETTING OUT PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS.

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

INDUSTRY

AS AT THE END OF OCTOBER 1991

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

SEP. 91

OCT. 90

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

4.37

+

+4

WEARING APPAREL

4.84

+6

TEXTILES

2.34

+15

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

2.58

+12

FABRICATED METAL

4.21

+4

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

5.34

+1

+1

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

4.01

-1

-1

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

1

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