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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1994

THE OF

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 1993 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

IN THE FORMER SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL TRADE EXCLUDED HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING AT RETAIL PITCHES BUT INCLUDED THOSE WORKING IN MARKET STALLS, HE SAID.

THE TWO SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE THE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS. THE VACANCY FIGURES TOGETHER WITH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1992 AND JUNE 1993 ARE:

SELECTED MAJOR SECTOR OF THE

ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

NUMBER OF REPORTED

VACANCIES

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SEPT 92

JUN 93

SEPT 93

SEPT 93

OVER SEPT 92

SEPT 93

OVER JUN 93

19 150 14 760

14 130

-26.2

4.2

550

490

550

+ 0.4

+11.2

WHOLESALE, RETAIL

32 130 27 240

31 370

-

2.4

+15.1

AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

9 060

10 540

11 210

+23.7

+ 6.4

INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

VACANCIES IN SOME MAJOR SERVICES SECTORS CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER 1993 OVER A YEAR EARLIER. IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES INCREASED BY 23.7%.

HOWEVER, VACANCIES IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR FELL BY 2.4% AND 26.2% RESPECTIVELY.

VACANCIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES RECORDED A MARGINAL INCREASE OF 0.4% IN SEPTEMBER 1993 OVER A YEAR EARLIER.

THE SEPTEMBER 1993 NOMINAL INDICES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS AND THE CORRESPONDING REAL (AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE CHANGES) ARE:

INDICES

/NOMINAL INDEX

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