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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1992

TABLE 3: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN THE

MANUFACTURING SECTOR

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR

INDUSTRIES

SEP. 1990

MAR. 1991

SEP.

* CHANGE SEP. 1991/

X CHANGE

1991

MAR. 1991

SEP. 1991/ SEP. 1990

GARMENTS

171.5

178.8

186.6

+4.4

+8.8

GLOVES

203.8 205.4 224.8

+9.4

+10.3

HANDBAGS

205.5

214.8 221.4

+3.1

+7.7

COTTON SPINNING/WEAVING 216.9

232.6 238.3

+2.5

+9.9

KNITTING

182.4

187.9

197.6

+5.2

+8.3

BLEACHING AND DYEING

218.0

230.0

242.6

+5.5

+11.3

PRINTING

267.2

280.0

298.9

+6.8

+11.9

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

190.1

208.6

218.7

+4.8

+15.0

METAL PRODUCTS

212.8

222.3

233.1

+4.9

+9.5

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

256.4

268.3

276.4

+3,0

+7.8

ELECTRONICS

241.1

261.6

278.9

+6.6

+15.7

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

245.2 256.8

259.5

+1.1

+5.8

MANUFACTURING

202.8

214.4 223.9

+4.4

+10.4

DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR VISITS PRIVATE SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES

A TOTAL OF 33 PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, AND THE BOUGHT PLACE SCHEME HAS ALMOST REACHED THE PLANNED TARGET OF 500 PLACES, THE DEPUTY то THE GOVERNOR SIR DAVID FORD WAS TOLD THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL CARTLAND, SIR DAVID VISITED A NUMBER OF SOCIAL WHICH WERE RUN BY PRIVATE BODIES.

WELFARE, WELFARE

MR M.D.

FACILITIES

/SIR DAVID