MONDAY, MAY 18, 1992
IN THE SERVICE SECTORS, THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPANIES SURVEYED SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE IN MARCH 1992 WHEN COMPARED WITH BOTH A MONTH AND A YEAR AGO.
THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN MARCH 1992 FOR THE SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED INCREASED FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. IT WAS ALSO HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERS ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND THE SERVICE SECTORS.
NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE SECTORS.
GOVERNMENT CONNAUGHT
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MARCH 1992 IS ON SALE AT THE PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.5 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON 805 6441.
THE
STATISTICS
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING THREE TABLES:
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF MARCH 1992
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
FEB. 92
MAR.
91
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
4.50
+1
+2
WEARING APPAREL
4.86
+2
+3
TEXTILES
2.38
-7
-1
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.96
+16
+14
FABRICATED METAL
4.43
+1
+5
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
5.50
+1
+3
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
3.93
+1
-4
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