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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1992

SERVICE INDUSTRY REPORTS ON SALE

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED REPORTS THAT CONTAIN A WIDE RANGE OF STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES FOR 1990.

THE REPORTS ARE ON:

* 1990 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS:

* 1990 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES; AND

* 1990 SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS,

FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.

THREE

AND

THESE ARE NOW ON SALE AT $22, $21 AND $24 A COPY RESPECTIVELY.

THE STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM DATA

12,800 SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS.

COLLECTED FROM SOME

EXAMPLES OF THE STATISTICAL ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE REPORTS ARE:

* GROSS OUTPUT; SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS; BUSINESS

RECEIPTS AND OTHER INCOME

* COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES

* PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE

* OPERATING EXPENSES

* NET PREMIUMS, NET CLAIMS AND FUNDS AND RESERVES

(FOR INSURANCE INDUSTRY ONLY }

* VALUE ADDED (A MEASURE OF CONTRIBUTION TO GROSS

DOMESTIC PRODUCT) AND GROSS SURPLUS

* GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS

THE

APART FROM STATISTICS RELATING TO THE YEAR 1990, ALSO CONTAIN SOME SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1988 AND SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRIES IN RECENT YEARS.

THE STATISTICS ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POLICY FORMULATION, DECISION MAKING, ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.

REPORTS

1989 то

AND THE ECONOMIC

SALES

THE REPORTS ARE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICES STATISTICS BRANCH OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 802 1248.

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