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The two surveys mentioned above also provide the vacancy statistics for selected major industry sectors. The vacancy figures, together with a comparison with the corresponding figures for December 1993 and September 1994, are as follows:

Number of reported vacancies

Percentage change

Selected

major

industry

Dec 94

sector

Dec 93

Sep 94

Dec 94

over Dec 93

Dec 94 over Sep 94

Manufacturing

11,890

12,090

10,520

-11.5

-12.9

Construction

540

980

860

+61.1

-11.7

sites

(manual

workers only)

Wholesale,

27,500

34,650 29,650

+7.8

-14.4

retail and

import/export

trades,

restaurants

and hotels

Financing,

10,440 12,270 10,410

-0.3

-15.2

insurance,

real estate

and business

services

Comparing December 1994 with December 1993, vacancies in the manufacturing sector fell by 11.5%, while those in the financing, insurance, real estate and business services sector were little changed.