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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

AS AT THE END OF JANUARY 1992

(MONTHS}

4.37

ORDERS-ON-HAND

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

DEC. 91

JAN. 91

(%)

(%)

*

+3

4.74

- 1

+2

2.35

*

+8

2.86

+6

+11

4.21

- 1

5.40

+3

3.94

-3

TABLE 2 EMPLOYMENT

PERSONS ENGAGED AS AT THE END OF JANUARY 1992

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

DEC. 91

JAN. 91

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

1

-10

1

-5

- 1

-6

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

-2

-10

– 1

-19

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

-8

- 1

-18

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

-2

-3

OTHERS

- 1

4

CONSTRUCTION #

/SERVICES