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Indices of industrial production by industry group and selected component industry

(1986 = 100)

Industry group/

Selected component industry

Index for

% change over

1st Qtr.

1st Qtr.

4th Qtr.

1996

1995

1995

I. Food, beverages and tobacco

144

-3.6

-16.6

2. Wearing appare! (except footwear)

94

-2.8

-27.3

3. Textiles (including knitting)

82

-7.2

-27.3

4. Paper products and printing

240

+1.6

-7.8

57

-2.1

-11.8

5. Chemical, rubber, plastic and

non-metallic mineral products

within which: Plastic products

(33)

(-8.1)

(-13.3)

6. Basic metals and fabricated metal products

79

-13.7

-16.7

within which Fabricated metal products

(except machinery and equipment)

(75)

(-11.0)

(-18.3)

7. Electrical and electronic products, machinery,

159

-0.3

-19.7

professional equipment and optical goods

within which: Consumer electrical and electronic products

(105)

(-8.2)

(-2.0)

: Machinery, equipment, apparatus,

(252)

(+5,9)

(-21.8)

parts and components

8. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

74

-1.8

-12.7

108

-2.6

-18.9

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, 1st Quarter 1996',