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MONDAY, FBERUARY 14, 1994

FOR INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MANUFACTURERS FROM THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY REPORTED THAT BOTH THE

BUSINESS GENERAL

OF SITUATION AND CAPACITY UTILISATION IMPROVED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER 1993.

OF

THE PROBLEMS OF KEEN PRICE COMPETITION, SHORTAGE LABOUR AND HIGH WAGE RATES REMAINED DOMINANT IN THE INDUSTRY.

SKILLED

LOOKING AHEAD, SEASONAL DETERIORATION IN THE BUSINESS SITUATION

IS EXPECTED.

THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION OF THE

TEXTILES

INDUSTRY

IMPROVED

KEEN PRICE THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. THE PROBLEMS OF IN

THE COMPETITION AND INSUFFICIENT BUSINESS ORDERS CONTINUED TO BOTHER INDUSTRY WHILE THE PROBLEM OF HIGH WAGE RATES ALLEVIATED A BIT.

LOOKING AHEAD, SEASONAL DETERIORATION IN THE BUSINESS SITUATION IS EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING QUARTER.

THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY IMPROVED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993, THOUGH THE IMPROVEMENT WAS BELOW PREVIOUS EXPECTATION. THE PROBLEMS OF KEEN PRICE COMPETITION AND PROBLEM SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOUR ALLEVIATED SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE THE OF HIGH WAGE RATES BECAME DOMINANT IN THE QUARTER.

LOOKING AHEAD, FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IS EXPECTED.

FROM MANUFACTURERS

THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY REPORTED THAT THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION REMAINED BROADLY THE SAME INSUFFICIENT BUSINESS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. THE PROBLEM OF

REPORTED. THE PROBLEM OF HIGH ORDERS

WIDELY

WAGE

ALSO

INTENSIFIED IN THE QUARTER.

KAS

LOOKING AHEAD, DETERIORATION IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS

IS EXPECTED.

RATES

SITUATION

INDUSTRY KEEN PRICE

THE GENERAL

THE BUSINESS SITUATION OF

ELECTRONICS REMAINED BROADLY THE SAME IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. COMPETITION FROM OVERSEAS FIRMS, HIGH MATERIAL PRICES AND INSUFFICIENT BUSINESS ORDERS REMAINED THE BUSINESS PROBLEMS MOST CITED.

LOOKING AHEAD,

EXPECTED.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE BUSINESS SITUATION IS

MANUFACTURERS FROM THE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND INDUSTRY REPORTED AN UNEXPECTED DETERIORATION IN THE GENERAL SITUATION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993. THE PROBLEM RATES WAS WIDELY REPORTED.

APPLIANCES BUSINESS OF HIGH WAGE

PRICE

FROM COMPETITION QUARTER. LOOKING AHEAD, EXPECTED.

LOCAL BROADLY THE

ALSO FIRMS WAS

KEEN IN THE IS SAME

SITUATION BUSINESS

MANUFACTURERS FROM THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY REPORTED SEASONAL DETERIORATION IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IN THE FOURTH OF 1993. PRICE COMPETITION FROM LOCAL FIRMS REMAINED KEEN

WHILE QUARTER

THE PROBLEM OF HIGH WAGE

RATES

ALLEVIATED

QUARTER IN THE SOMEWHAT.

/LOOKING AHEAD,

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