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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1992

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE WAS RECORDED ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, BY 37.1%, FOLLOWED BY THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, BY 25.2%; THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, BY 16.9%; AND THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, BY 9.1%.

THE MARCH 1992 NOMINAL INDICES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED BY SELECTED MAJOR SECTOR AND THE CORRESPONDING REAL INDICES (AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE CHANGES) ARE GIVEN BELOW:

NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

(MARCH 1991 = 100)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

MAR 91

MAR 92

MAR 92

OVER MAR 91

MANUFACTURING

100.0

111.0

+11.0

WHOLESALE, RETAIL

100.0

115.7

+15.7

AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES, RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

100.0

108.5

+ 8.5

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

REAL INDEX OF

(MARCH 1991 =100)

PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

MAR 91

MAR 92

MAR 92

OVER MAR 91

MANUFACTURING

100.0

101.4

+1.4

WHOLESALE,

RETAIL

100.0

105.7

+5.7

AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES, RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

100.0

99.1

-0.9

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