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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1994

SELECTED MAJOR

NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

JUN 94

ECONOMIC SECTOR JUN 93 MAR 94

JUN 94

OVER JUN 93

JUN 94 OVER MAR 94

MANUFACTURING

14,760

14,890

11,240

-23.8

-24.5

CONSTRUCTION

490

440

530

+ 7.7

+19.6

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE,

RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES,

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

27,240 42,100 35,400

+30.1

-15.8

FINANCING,

10,540 14,550 11,890

+12.8

-18.3

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE AND

BUSINESS SERVICES

COMPARING JUNE 1994 WITH

JUNE

1993, VACANCIES

IN THE

MANUFACTURING SECTOR FELL BY 23.8%.

HOWEVER, VACANCIES IN THE WHOLESALE, TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR INCREASED BY 30.1% IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 12.8%. VACANCIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES ALSO INCREASE OF 7.7% IN JUNE 1994 OVER A YEAR EARLIER.

RETAIL AND

IMPORT/EXPORT

WHILE THOSE

RECORDED AN

STATISTICS, VACANCIES

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL JUNE 1994 AND THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SITES, JUNE 1994.

AT

THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $24 PER COPY AND $13 PER COPY RESPECTIVELY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

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