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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1992

MAJOR

* WITHIN THIS SECTOR, REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN THE MAJOR GROUPS "REAL ESTATE" AND "STOCK, COMMODITY AND BULLION BROKERS, EXCHANGES AND SERVICES" ROSE BY 15.5% AND 3.9% RESPECTIVELY.

BETWEEN

MARCH 1991 AND MARCH 1992, AVERAGE EARNINGS IN ALL SECTORS, AS MEASURED BY PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED, RECORDED FURTHER INCREASES IN MONEY TERMS. AN INCREASE OF 11.0% WAS REGISTERED IN THE NOMINAL INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

FOR THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 15.7%. FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE INCREASE 8.5%.

WAS

AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE INCREASE IN CONSUMER PRICES BETWEEN MARCH 1991 AND MARCH 1992, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN MARCH 1992, AS COMPARED WITH THAT IN MARCH 1991, INCREASED BY 1.4% FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND 5.7% FOR THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR.

FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE REAL INDEX DECREASED SLIGHTLY BY 0.9%, MAINLY BECAUSE THE DECLINE IN REAL EARNINGS IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES MAJOR GROUP.

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WITHIN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THERE WERE CONTINUED INCREASES IN REAL EARNINGS IN THE BANKING, FINANCE AND STOCK, COMMODITY AND BULLION BROKERS, EXCHANGES AND SERVICES MAJOR GROUPS.

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, MARCH 1992 AND THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, MARCH 1992.

THEY ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT HK$14 PER COPY AND HK$9 PER COPY RESPECTIVELY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

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