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TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

NOTE

: BECAUSE OF 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 TO 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

AVERAGE AS IN

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

AUGUST 92

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 92 AUG 91

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

FOOD AND DRINKS

7.934

+1

+15

The

8,212

+1

+8

WEARING APPAREL

5,902

+1

+9

TEXTILES

7,329

+6

+15

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

7.797

+3

+20

FABRICATED METAL

7.877

+2

+16

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

8,279

+16

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

9,931

+16

CONSTRUCTION #

10,766

-3

+12

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/ 0.5%

13,131

I

+

GO

+13

11,533

*

+11

7,951 12,959 15,861

-11

+10

-1

+14

+13

+14

# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVERED COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

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

NOTE TO TABLES 1 3 :

+

J

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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