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NOTE

:

TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

MONDAY, JULY 20, 1992

TO

PAYMENTS

(B.G. GIVEN FROM ADVISABLE, IN GIVEN

OWING TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE TIME

FLUCTUATIONS TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

AVERAGE

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AS IN

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

MAY 1992

APR 92 MAY 91

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

TEXTILES

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

7,767

+1

+13

8,006

-5

+4

5.763

+4

+10

7,205

+8

+3

7,769

-2

FABRICATED METAL

+18

7,663

+2

PRODUCTS

+17

ELECTRICAL AND

8,019

**

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

+16

OTHERS

9,984

+1

+15

CONSTRUCTION #

10,883

+3

+14

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

12,322

-18

+14

11,757

+3

+11

7,925

-2

+12

11,961

-2

+14

14,168

-39

+17

# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE TO TABLES 1

—

3 :

ARE NUMBER MEANINGFUL

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" AVERAGE FIGURES AMONG THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL

WHICH + OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

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