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engineering projects to

probably a similar shift

and construction output.

5.12

building projects

(11),

with

in the composition of building

The value of retained imports of construction

first nine months of 1986

following a large increase

machinery rose by 12% in the

over the same period last year,

(12) of 93% in 1985 over 1984

still not sufficient

•

But these

these increases were

to make up for the substantial

decline in the previous two years.

(11)

/5.13

Building sites

Number of manual workers engaged on building and construction sites:

Total

Civil engineering sites

1984 Mar

51 993

(-9.1)

19 615

(2.5)

71 608 (-6.2)

Jun

50 074

(-9.1)

16 966

(-12.2)

67 040

(-9.9)

Sep

50 435

(-1.3)

17 297

(-13.8)

67 732

(-4.8)

Dec

52 142

(2.4)

16 461

(-16.4)

68 603

(-2.8)

1985

Mar

52 712

(1.4)

15 020

(-23.4)

67 732

(-5.4)

Jun

51 731

(3.3)

12 525

(-26.2)

64 256

(-4.2)

Sep

53 006

(5.1)

11 421

(-34.0)

64 427

(-4.9)

Dec

55 119

(5.7)

11 194

(-32.0)

66 313

(-3.3)

1986 Mar

Jun

55 503 54 374

(5.3)

10 519

(-30.0)

66 022

(-2.5)

(5.1)

9 618

(-23.2)

63 992

(-0.4)

Note : ( ) % change on the same period of preceding year.

(12) Retained imports of construction machinery:

1981

1982

1983

1984*

1985

1986 Jan-Sep

$Mn

Year-on-year growth rate

in money terms (%)

467

617

309

188

362

274

76

32

-50

-49

93

12

Note: (*) Not strictly comparable with figures of preceding years

due to reclassification of certain items.

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