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PROCESSING,

THESE INCLUDE LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, DATA BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTANCY, ADVERTISING AND DESIGNING AS WELL AS COMPANIES PROVIDING SECRETARIAL, EMPLOYMENT, TECHNICAL MACHINERY/EQUIPMENT RENTAL SERVICES.

FIRMS AND

THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED TOTALLED 85,600 IN 1990, AN INCREASE OF 7% OVER 1989.

ESTABLISHMENTS

IN 1990, EXPENDITURE OF THESE BUSINESS SERVICES ON EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION WAS $9.5 BILLION (AN INCREASE OF 16%), AND THAT ON OPERATING EXPENSES, $16.3 BILLION (+19%).

THEY GENERATED $33.1 BILLION OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS (+18%). INCREASE IN BUSINESS RECEIPTS WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTABLE то SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN DESIGNING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.

THE

THE

THE INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTED $15.6 BILLION TO THE TOTAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (+12% OVER 1989), MEASURED IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED.

IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, WHICH INCLUDES GENERAL INSURERS, LIFE INSURERS AND INSURANCE AGENTS, THERE WERE SOME 1,700 ESTABLISHMENTS IN OPERATION IN 1990, VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS IN 1989.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED INCREASED BY 4% TO 20,700 OVER THE SAME PERIOD.

THIS INDUSTRY

GENERATED $19.6 BILLION OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS ( +14%)

+ IN 1990; ITS EXPENDITURE ON EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION WAS $3.2 BILLION, AND THAT ON OPERATING EXPENSES, $2.0 BILLION, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 18% AND 16% RESPECTIVELY OVER 1989.

IN THE STORAGE INDUSTRY, SOME 240 ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATION IN 1990, AN INCREASE OF 18% OVER 1989.

WERE IN

THE INCREASE RELATED MAINLY TO SMALL WAREHOUSES, INCLUDING OPEN SPACE CONTAINER YARDS. THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED SOME 4,700 PERSONS (+7%).

THESE STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $2.7 BILLION OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS (+11%); THEIR EXPENDITURE ON EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION WAS $0.5 BILLION (+22%), AND THAT ON OPERATING EXPENSES, $1.7 BILLION (+17%).

THE INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO VALUE ADDED INCREASED BY 3% OVER 1989 TO $1.2 BILLION IN 1990.

IN THE FINANCING INDUSTRY, SOME 3,600 ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATION IN 1990, AN INCREASE OF 5% OVER 1989.

WERE IN

THIS INDUSTRY COMPRISES LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANIES, CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, FINANCE LEASING, PAWNSHOPS, INVESTMENT AND HOLDING COMPANIES, SECURITIES, FUTURES AND GOLD BULLION BROKERS AND DEALERS, MONEY CHANGERS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKERS AND DEALERS.

THESE FINANCING ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED SOME 37,700 PERSONS 1990, AN INCREASE OF 6% OVER 1989.

IN

/THEIR EXPENDITURE