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For enquiries about the indices of payroll per person engaged, please contact the Census and Statistics Department on 2582 5076.

Year-on-Year Change in Indices of Payroll Per Person Engaged by Selected Industry Sector

% Change for 2nd Quarter 1996

over 2nd Quarter 1995

Selected Industry Sector

(nominal terms)

(real terms)

Manufacturing

+10.5

+3.7

Wholesale, Retail and

+9

+2.3

Import/Export Trades,

Restaurants and Hotels

Transport, Storage and

+13.5

+6.5

Communications

Financing, Insurance, Real

+9.7

+2.9

Estate and Business Services

Community. Social and Personal

Services

+11.4

+4.6

All Industry Sectors Above

+11.2

+4.4

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