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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1992

THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.

AND PER

THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCT LON 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.

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THE

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INDUSTRY

TARLE 1 : ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

EPRICATED METAL

· RODUCTS

I

ECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF APRIL 1992

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

MAR. 92

APR. 91

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

4.51

+2

4.87

+3

2.45

+3

- 1

3.97

震

+13

4.39

- 1

+4

5.52

*

+3

3.95

+1

/TABLE 2