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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992

THE TOTAL MANUFACTURING

TOGETHER

OF ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 79% AND 78% THEY GROSS OUTPUT AND VALUE ADDED RESPECTIVELY OF THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY.

ADDED TOBACCO PUBLISHING

BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS REGISTERING RAPID GROWTH IN VALUE IN 1990 OVER THE PRECEDING YEAR WERE THE FOOD, BEVERAGES AND INDUSTRY (+35%),

THE PAPER PRODUCTS, AND

AND PRINTING

INDUSTRY (+21%).

{-26%)

AND

IN THE

THE PLASTIC

ON THE OTHER HAND, SIGNIFICANT DECLINES WERE RECORDED LEATHER,

AND CORK PRODUCTS INDUSTRY WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (-13%).

THE 1990 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF

SURVEYS ECONOMIC

CONDUCTED BY

FOR

ASCERTAINING THE

OF THE

MANUFACTURING

AND THE CENSUS STRUCTURE INDUSTRY AND

AND

STATISTICS OPERATING

UPDATING

THE

ANNUAL DEPARTMENT CHARACTERISTICS INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TOTAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

COVERED OF

APART FROM THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, THE SURVEY ALSO ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN

AND IN SUPPLY MINING AND QUARRYING ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE 1990 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

HONG KONG IN THE JUNE 1992 ISSUE OF THE WILL BE INCLUDED

MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

DESCRIPTIONS

DETAILED RESULTS TOGETHER WITH THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY WILL BE GIVEN IN THE REPORT ENTITLED "1990 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION".

OF

THE SURVEY

AT IT WILL BE ON SALE IN AUGUST

THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS PLACE, AND AT SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT THE PUBLICATIONS OFFICE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT

19TH

TO STATISTICS

THE

THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON 805 6441.

/SUMMARY RESULTS

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