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INDUSTRY

10

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1992

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

+

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF DECEMBER 1991

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

(MONTHS)'

4.37

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

NOV. 91

(%)

DEC. 90

(%)

+4

4.77

+4

2.35

-3

+14

2.70

+17

4.25

+3

5.40

+3

3.95

-1

-3

TABLE 2 : EMPLOYMENT

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

CONSTRUCTION #

+

PERSONS Engaged

AS AT THE END OF DECEMBER 1991

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH NOV. 91 DEC. 90

(%)

(%)

1

-10

-5

- 1

-6

-2

-10

-4

-20

-1

-9

-2

-18

36

-2

-1

-5

/SERVICES