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TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1993

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 EARNINGS

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

AVERAGE AS IN

INDUSTRY/SERVICES

NOVEMBER 1992

OCT. 92 NOV. 91

(HK$)

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(%)

TEXTILES

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

FOOD AND DRINKS

WEARING APPAREL

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

7,976

N

+16

8,350

+14

6,053

+11

7,005

+15

7.971

-4

+13

FABRICATED METAL

7,643

-1

+9

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

8,357

-3

+20

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

9,914

-2

+15

CONSTRUCTION

10,840

7 1

+13

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

12,548

-1

+11

11,658

- 1

+12

8,003

+12

12.688

+7

14,083

+13

PER CAPITA EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE TO TABLES 1

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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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