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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1992

ORDERS, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS FIGURES FOR AUGUST

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THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS INCREASED BY 1% IN AUGUST OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR, ACCORDING A MONTHLY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

ORDERS POSITION IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES IMPROVED MODERATELY OVER A YEAR AGO.

ON THE OTHER HAND, ORDERS IN THE TEXTILES AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES DECLINED.

COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, ORDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED DECREASED BY 1%.

ORDERS

DECREASED

IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANTLY. SLIGHT DECREASES WERE ALSO REPORTED IN THE TEXTILES AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.

MEANWHILE, THE WEARING APPAREL AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE IN ORDERS.

THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.

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ON EMPLOYMENT, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS DECREASED BY 11% IN AUGUST 1992 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. THE DECLINE IN MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT REFLECTS THE CONTINUING RELOCATION OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES ΤΟ SOUTH CHINA.

COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE SURVEYED MANUFACTURERS DECREASED BY 2%.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY 15% IN MONEY TERMS IN AUGUST 1992 OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED BY 1%.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED DECREASED MODERATELY IN AUGUST 1992 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR, BUT REMAINED STABLE WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH.

PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN AUGUST 1992 OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR, BUT DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVERED COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB- CONTRACTORS WERE NOT INCLUDED.

SERVICE COMPANIES MONTH LAST

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE SURVEYED INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN AUGUST 1992 OVER THE SAME YEAR, BUT SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH.

/PER CAPITA