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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1994

OUTPUT

OF THE FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO INDUSTRY GROUP INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 2.0%.

ALSO

THE COMPARED WITH

PRODUCTION SHOWED

INDUSTRIAL

OF THIS

FIRST QUARTER OF 1994,

INDEX THE A NOTABLE INCREASE OF 12.1%. INCREASE WAS, HOWEVER, LARGELY SEASONAL AS THE MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES USUALLY START TO PICK UP IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

OF LOCAL

THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION REFLECTS CHANGES MANUFACTURING

THE OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT MEASURES VOLUME OF LOCAL

EFFECT OF PRICE PRODUCTION AFTER DISCOUNTING THE CHANGES.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE "QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 2ND QUARTER 1994" REPORT, WHICH IS ON SALE AT $5 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, OR AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL,

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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE

SURVEYS SECTION GENERAL ECONOMIC

OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6643.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN THE INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. AS FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992, THE HONG FORM THE KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (HSIC) IS USED TO INDUSTRY GROUPS AND COMPONENT INDUSTRIES.

INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY INDUSTRY GROUP AND

SELECTED COMPONENT INDUSTRY

(1986 = 100)

INDUSTRY GROUP /

SELECTED COMPONENT INDUSTRY

INDEX FOR 2ND QTR. 1994

% CHANGE OVER

2ND QTR. 1993

IST QTR. 1994

1. FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

153

+2.0

+1.3

2. WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR

103

+1.0

+12.0

3. TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING)

106

-5.4

+24.7

4. PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING

281

+6.0

+26.6

5. CHEMICALS, RUBBER, PLASTIC

69

-8.0

+16.9

AND NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS

--PLASTIC PRODUCTS

(46)

(-17.9)

(+17.9)

/6.

BASIC METALS