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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1992

Table 3: Per capita earnings

Note: Due to 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 carnings

Average as in

Change when compared with

Industry/Services

October 1992

(HK$)

Sep. 92

(%)

Oct. 91

(%)

All manufacturers surveyed

Food and drinks

8.158

+1

+16

8,538

+1

+12

Wearing apparel

6,050

+5

+12

Textiles

7,390

+2

+12

Plastic products

8,311

-11

+16

Fabricated metal products

7,740

-3

+12

Electrical and clectronic products

8,592

+20

Others

10,138

+16

Construction #i

11.125

Services

12.687

Banks

11,748

Hotels

Public utilitics

Others

8,006

12,974 14,107

* 1997

+7

+11

+13

+11

+8

+12

* Changer within ±0.5%

#Per capita earnings cover company employees only; site workers employed by labour-only sub-contractors are not included.

Note to Tables 1-$: 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) sad is therefore not shown.

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