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"QUARTERLY

DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MORE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, IST QUARTER 1994", WHICH IS ON SALE AT $5 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL AND POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, OR AT THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SECTION, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.

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ABOUT ENQUIRIES

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TO THE DIRECTED

AND STATISTICS

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN THE INDICES HONG OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. AS FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992, THE

FORM THE KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (HS1C) IS USED TO INDUSTRY GROUPS AND BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS.

INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP AND

SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP

(1986 = 100)

BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP / SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP

INDEX FOR

% CHANGE OVER

1ST QTR. 1994

1ST QTR. 1993

4TH QTR. 1993

1. FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

151

+6.

3

-19.3

2. WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR

92

-3.2

-29.8

3. TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING)

85

-3.4

-35.1

4. PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING

222

+ F. 4

-14.0

+

5. CHEMICALS, RUBBER, PLASTIC AND

NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS

59

-11.9

-19.2

--PLASTIC PRODUCTS

(39)

(-22.0)

(-25.0)

6. BASIC METALS AND FABRICATED

METAL PRODUCTS

84

-6.7

-15.2

--FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS,

EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

(82)

(-5.7)

(-17.2)

7. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS, MACHINERY,

152

+5.6

-11.1

PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT

AND OPTICAL GOODS

--CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND

(105)

(−0.9)

(-7.1)

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

--MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT,

(222)

(+6.2)

(-13.6)

APPARATUS, PARTS AND

COMPONENTS

/8. MISCELLANEOUS