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Indices of industrial production by industry group and

selected component industry.

(1986

100)

Index

for

% change over

Percentage

Industry group /

4th Qtr. 4th Qu

3rd Qtr.

change in the index for 1994

Selected component industry

1994

1993

1994

as a whole

1. Food, beverages and tobacco

177

-5.2

+8.4

+1.5

2. Wearing apparel (except footwear)

133

+1.4

+6.3

+0.2

3. Textiles (including knitting)

135

+3.1

-0.8

4. Paper products and printing

270

+4.5

-14.7

+

+2.7

5. Chemicals, rubber, plastic and non-metallic

mineral products

67

-9.0

-5.5

-8.8

within which: Plastic products

(44)

(-14.8)

(-9.0)

(-18.7)

6. Basic metals and fabricated metal products

96

-2.6

-7.4

-1.1

within which: Fabricated metal products

(95)

(-3.9)

(-8.3)

(-0.5)

(except machinery and equipment)

7. Electrical and electronic products, machinery, professional equipment and optical goods

179

+5.0

+4.9

+3.3

within which: Consumer electrical

(115)

(+1.5)

(-9.4)

(+0.4)

and electronic products

: Machinery, equipment,

apparatus, parts and components

(267)

(+4.0)

(+10.5)

(+3.4)

8. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries

88

-6.0

-0.3

4.6

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

137

+0.7

+0.4

-0.1

Notes:

1. Four selected component industries, which carry relatively large weights and are major components of their relevant industry groups, are also included in the above table. For easy reading, the figures of these selected component industries are shown in brackets.

2. As from the first quarter of 1992, the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC) is used to form the industry groups and selected component industries presented in the above table. For the exact coverage of the industry groups and component industries in terms of HSIC codes, please refer to the publication Quarterly Index of Industrial Production, 4th Quarter 1994'.

3. The % change figures in the above table are derived based on the more precise figures of

the production indices up to 2 decimal places.

• Change within ±0.05%.

End/Tuesday, April 18, 1995