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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1993

THE INDUSTRY GROUP OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO REGISTERED MODERATE GROWTH OF 5.2%.

THE MEANWHILE,

A

WEARING APPAREL AND CHANGE IN THE

TWO MAJOR INDUSTRIES OF TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING) RECORDED VIRTUALLY NO FIRST QUARTER OF 1993.

ON

RECORDED

THE OTHER HAND, SIGNIFICANT DECREASE OF 10.9% WAS IN THE PRODUCTION OF BASIC METALS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS.

PLASTIC AND NON- THE INDUSTRY GROUP OF CHEMICALS, RUBBER,

DECREASE OF 6.9% IN METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS RECORDED A MODEST

IN THE PRODUCTION. THE DECREASE WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FALL PRODUCTION OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS.

INDEX

THE 1992,

OF OF 20.6%. THIS FIRST QUARTER IS

OF QUARTER COMPARED WITH THE FOURTH

MARKED DECREASE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SHOWED A DECREASE WAS,

LARGELY SEASONAL AS THE HOWEVER, USUALLY A LOW SEASON FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION BECAUSE OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION REFLECTS CHANGES

THE IN OTHER WORDS, OUTPUT MANUFACTURING

IN REAL TERMS. LOCAL PRODUCTION IS MEASURED AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT CHANGES.

OF LOCAL VOLUME OF OF PRICE

ON THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "REPORT

WHICH IS QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1ST QUARTER 1993",

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THE FORM

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS CHANGES IN THE INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN GREATER DETAIL. AS FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992, HONG KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (HSIC) IS USED TO THE INDUSTRY GROUPS AND BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS PRESENTED IN THE TABLE.

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