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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992

TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS

NOTE:

OWING TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS (E.G. BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A GIVEN MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME ΤΟ TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, IN STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A GIVEN MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

AVERAGE AS IN JULY 1992

JUNE 92 JULY 91

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

7,844

+1

+15

FOOD AND DRINKS

8,099

+4

WEARING APPAREL

5,854

- 1

+11

TEXTILES

6.925

+3

+13

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

7,586

+1

+16

FABRICATED METAL

7,752

+1

+16

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

8,295

+21

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

9,954

+1

+14

CONSTRUCTION #

11,140

+1

+15

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

12,706

+2

+13

11,490

+11

8,924

+7

+14

13,112

+11

+14

14,083

– 1

+12

# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

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

NOTE TO TABLES 1

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UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" WHICH ARE 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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