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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1992

Table 1: Orders-on-hand in manufacturing industries

Orders-on-hand

As at the end of

Change when compared with

Industry

October 1992

(months)

Sep. 92

Oct. 91

(%)

(*)

All manufacturers surveyed

Wearing apparel

4.42

+1

4.64

-4

Textiles

2.04

-13

Plastic products

2.46

-3

Fabricated metal products

4.57

+9

Electrical and electronic products

Others

5.76

+8

3.95

-1

* Changes within ±0.5%

Table 2: Employment

Persons engaged as at the end of October 1992

Change when compared with

Industry/Services

Sep. 92

Oct. 91

(%)

(%)

All manufacturers surveyed

Food and drinks

-2

-12

-1

Wearing apparei

-t

-16

Textiles

-5

-20

Plastic products

-10

Fabricated metal products

-11

Electrical and electronic products

-3

-18

Others

Construction #

#1

-5

Services

+1

Banks

Hotels

Public utilities

Others

+1

+2

+1

+4

E Changes within ±0.5%

#Partout engaged cover company employees only; site workers employed by labour-only sub-contractors are not included.

/TABLE 3