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FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1993

THE MONTHLY SURVEY OF ORDERS-ON-HAND COVERS A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE FULLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

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NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SECTOR.

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THE SURVEY REPORT FOR APRIL 1993 AT $5.50 A COPY IS NOW ON SALE THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE

THE

SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 805 6441.

HAND:

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-

INDUSTRY

AS AT THE END OF APRIL 1993

(MONTHS)

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1993 APRIL 1992

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS

SURVEYED

4.54

+1

WEARING APPAREL

4.88

+1

TEXTILES

2.40

-3

-2

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.95

+2

- 1

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

4.41

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

5.82

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+5

OTHERS

3.86

- 1

-2

IN OT

* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%

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