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MONDAY, JULY 20, 1992

ONLY

THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT AS THE SURVEY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE SERVICE SECTORS.

SAMPLE

COVERED MIGHT NOT BE MANUFACTURING,

NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO USEFUL

PROVIDE INDICATION

A OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE SECTORS, HE SAID.

FOR MAKING A QUICK

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MAY 1992 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE PLACE,

BUILDING, CONNAUGHT CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND PUBLICATIONS

STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.5 A COPY.

12 HARBOUR

MADE TO THE STATISTICS

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

THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING THREE TABLES:

TABLE 1 : ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

AND PER

INDUSTRY

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE END OF MAY 1992

( MONTHS)

4.51

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

APR 92

(%)

MAY 91

{x}

+2

4.86

+3

2.39

-2

+3

3.95

- 1

+1

4.43

+

+1

+5

5.56

+1

+4

3.95

-3

/TABLE 2