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MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1992

THE

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN LARGE COMPANIES IN SERVICE SECTOR INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN JUNE 1992 OVER BOTH A MONTH AND A YEAR AGO.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE SERVICE COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR, AND INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH.

THE

PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES 1 TO 3.

AND PER

THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND) SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERS THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION SERVICE SECTORS.

AND

ONLY

OF

THE

NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE SECTORS.

CONNAUGHT

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JUNE 1992 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,

PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAT, AT $4.5 A COPY.

то MADE

THE

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

TABLE 1 : ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

END OF JUNE 1992

MAY 92

JUNE 91

(MONTHS)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

4.48

WEARING APPAREL

4.81

TEXTILES

2.25

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.57

FABRICATED METAL

4.55

TI 7989

(%)

(%)

+1

+2

- 1

-1

+3

+9

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

5.61

+1

+4

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

3.99

+1

-3

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