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MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1992

TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS

OF

TIME

STUDYING

OWING TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION

IRREGULAR PAYMENTS (E.G.

A GIVEN BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, IN PER CAPITA

GIVEN EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A PERIOD.

MONTH'S LONGER

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

CHANGE WHEN

AVERAGE

COMPARED WITH

AS IN

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

JUNE 1992

MAY 92 JUNE 91

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

7,793

+15

FOOD AND DRINKS

8.214

TEXTILES

WEARING APPAREL

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

5,910

6,704

7.487

1++ (

+3

+8

+3

+12

-7

+8

1

+21

7,644

+21

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

8,284

+3

+18

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

9,852

← 1

+15

CONSTRUCTION

10,753

71

+12

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS

12,481

+1

+12

12,297

+5

+12

8,365

+6

+6

11,831

- 1

+14

14,271

+1

+12

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

#

ONLY;

PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

SITE WORKERS

NOTE TO TABLES 1 3 :

—

WHICH ARE

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS", AVERAGE FIGURES AMONG THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

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