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NOTE

:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992

TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

(E.G.

GIVEN

DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF IRREGULAR PAYMENTS BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME то 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.

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

AVERAGE

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AS IN

SEPTEMBER 1992

AUG 92 SEPT 91

(HK$)

(%)

{%}

TEXTILES

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

8,051

+1

+16

8.483

+3

+9

5.771

-2

+11

7,248

-1

+15

9,368

+20

+16

8,017

+2

+16

ELECTRICAL AND

8,254

*

+19

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

10,119

+2

+15

CONSTRUCTION #

10,864

+1

+15

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

13,206

+1

+13

11.557

+12

8,025

+1

+13

14,437

+11

+13

14,197

-10

+12

# PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS

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

NOTE TO TABLES 1

+

3 :

UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND 'PER CAPITA EARNINGS" WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST 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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