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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1994
CHINA
HOWEVER, ORDERS PLACED TO MANUFACTURING FIRMS FOR PRODUCTION IN INCLUDED IN THIS AND OTHER PLACES OUTSIDE HONG KONG ARE NOT
SERIES OF ORDERS-ON-HAND STATISTICS,
COMPARING JANUARY 1994 W1TH JANUARY 1993, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES THE FABRICATED IN THE VALUE OF OUTSTANDING ORDERS WERE RECORDED IN
INDUSTRY METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (+76%), AND PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (+43%).
HAND, SIGNIFICANT
DECREASES
OTHER THE ON RECORDED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS (-44%) AND WEARING INDUSTRIES.
IN
WERE
ORDERS APPAREL (-20%)
THE TEXTILES,
MODERATE DECREASES IN ORDERS WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES (-8%,
-2% RESPECTIVELY).
-3% AND
MAY
COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1993, AND BEARING IN
FACTORS, SEASONAL COMPARISON
BE AFFECTED MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS-ON-HAND INCREASED BY 12%.
MIND
BY
THE
THAT THIS VALUE
OF
THE
COVERS A SAMPLE OF SOME SURVEY
300
MANUFACTURING
FIRMS
ENGAGING 50 OR MORE WORKERS.
SHOULD
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT CAUTION BE EXERCISED IN INTERPRETING THE MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS-ON-HAND FIGURES IN A SINGLE MONTH.
'INSTEAD, THE TREND MOVEMENT OF THE SERIES AS DISPLAYED OVER WIDER SPAN OF TIME POINTS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT," HE ADDED.
A
COPY, IS NOW THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1994, AT $4.5 A AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST THE CENSUS AND PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SECTION, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
SURVEY
MAY RESULTS
BE MADE THE ABOUT ENQUIRIES INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6441.
OF STATISTICS
THE
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE YEAR-ON-YEAR PERCENTAGE IN THE VALUE OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES:
CHANGES
PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IN JANUARY 1994 OVER JANUARY 1993
ALL INDUSTRIES COVERED
IN THE SURVEY
-6
•
WEARING APPAREL
-20
+
TEXTILES
-8
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
-2
■
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
-3
·
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
+76
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
- 44
+
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
+43
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