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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1992

Indexes of industrial production by broad industry group and selected industry group

(1986 =

100)

Index

% change over

for

Broad industry group /

2nd Qtr. 2nd Qtr.

1st Qtr.

Selected industry group

1992

1991

1992

1. Food, beverages and tobacco

152

+2.0

+12.6

2. Wearing apparel, except footwear

105

-1.9

+10.5

3. Textiles (including knitting)

130

+11.1

+47.7

4. Paper products and printing

232

+17.8

+22.8

5. Chemicals, rubber, plastic and non-metallic

81

-2.4

+12.5

mineral products

Plastic products

(63)

(-7.4)

(+10.5)

6. Basic metals and fabricated metal products

105

-3.7

+4.0

-

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

(103) (-2.8)

(+2.0)

7. Electrical and electronic products, machinery,

professional equipment and optical goods

Consumer electrical and electronic products

- Machinery, equipment, apparatus, parts

and components

162

+3.8

+21.8

(141) (+4.4) (+34.3)

(202) (+12.2) (+21.0)

8. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

Notes:

96

-2.0

+4.3

126

+3.3

+18.9

1. Four selected industry groups, which carry relatively large weights and are major components of the respective broad industry groups, are also included in the above table. For easy reading, the figures of these selected industry groups are shown in brackets.

2. As from the first quarter of 1992, the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC) is used to form the industry groups and broad industry groups presented in the above table. For the exact coverage of the groups in terms of HSIC codes, please refer to the 'Report on the Quarterly Index of Industrial Production, 2nd Quarter 1992'.

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