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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992

5

OVER

THE

PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE SERVICE COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED

SLIGHTLY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR AND PRECEDING MONTH.

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

THE

DEPARTMENT

POINTED OUT THAT AS THE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS

SITUATION OF GENERAL

THE

FOR A SPOEKESMAN SURVEY SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE MAY NOT

OF REPRESENTATIVE

THE MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND THE SERVICE SECTORS,

BE

PROVIDE A FOR MAKING A QUICK

HE ADDED.

NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO USEFUL

THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE INDICATION OF ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE SECTORS,

REPORT

1992 IS

ON NOW FOR JULY

SALE AT THE SURVEY THE

OFFICE BUILDING, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST

DEPARTMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

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ABOUT

THE

DE MADE

TO STATISTICS

THE

ENQUIRIES

SURVEY RESULTS MAY 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:

AND PER

TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

ORDERS-ON-HAND

AS AT THE

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

INDUSTRY

END OF JULY 1992

JUNE 92

JULY 91

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

1.44

- |

+1

WEARING APPAREL

1.78

- 1

+1

TEXTILES

2.17

-9

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3. 03

-15

-2

FABRICATED METAL

4.57

+10

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

5.67

+1

+6

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

3.97

∙ 1

-3

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

/TABLE 2: