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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 23

(Chapter 8: Employment)

Number of Establishments (other than those in the Civil Service) by Selected

Major Industry Group

Industry Sector/Major Industry Group

1995

1996

1997

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing

Food product, beverage and tobacco manufactures

Wearing apparel

7 31 114

7 27 316

S 26 397

733

651

3 692

3 008

707

·2 697

Leather and leather products and footwear

304

211

201

Textiles

3 354

2 854

2 798

Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures

804

649

658

Paper and paper products

929

850

778

Printing, publishing and allied industries

4 754

4 770

4 873

Chemicals and chemical products, products of petroleum and coal

591

520

532

Rubber and plastic products

2.340

1 914

1 884

Non-metallic mineral products

323

248

258

Basic metal

137

110

107

Fabricated metal products

3.899

3 394

3 138

Office, accounting and computing machines

Electronic parts and components

218

208

203

Radio, television and communication equipment

156

101

116

279

229

259

Electrical appliances and houseware

172

110

123

Other machinery and equipment

4 325

3.902

3 555

Transport equipment

515

500

500

Professional instrument and optical goods

973

782

726

Other manufacturing industries

2 616

2 305

2 284

Electricity and gas

23

24

25

Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels

184 532

183 291

183 746

Wholesale

16 652

17 666

18 034

Retail

51 197

52 684

52 466

Import/Export

106 680

103 138

103 360

Restaurants

8 976

8 920

9 069

Hotels and boarding houses

1 027

883

817

Transport, storage and communications

8 708

9 293

Land passenger transport

10

9

9 526

10

Water and air transport

616

586

649

Supporting services to transport

2 441

2 632

2 839

Services incidental to transport

4 450

4 774

4 756

Storage

379

367

398

Communications

812

925

874

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

45 769

46 270

47 651

Financial institutions

7 075

6917

6 956

Stock, commodity and bullion brokers

1 064

1 229

986

Insurance

4 748

5 243

5 160

Real estate

Business services

Community, social and personal services

Sanitary and similar services

Education and related services

Medical and health services

Other community and social services

Amusement and recreational services Personal services

Total

12 400

12 120

13 247

20 482

20 761

21 302

25 091

24 930

25 091

1 139

1 209

1 004

2 325

2 340

2 539

4 283

4 107

4 132

2 447

2 535

2 670

3 309

3 033

2 723

11 588

11 706

12 023

295 244

291 131

292 441

Notes: (a) Figures refer to September of the year.

(b) Data are based on the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies conducted by the Census and Statistics Department. (c) Figures in this appendix do not cover the following activities:

(i) Agriculture and fishing.

(ii) Construction.

(iii) Hawkers and retail pitches (other than market stalls).

(iv) Taxis, public light buses, goods vehicles, barges, lighters and stevedoring services.

(v) Public administration, veterinary services, religious organizations, authors and other independent artists, domestic helpers and

miscellaneous recreational and personal services.

(d) Unlike Chapters 7 and 8, the textiles industry in this appendix includes 'knit outerwear and underwear'; however, the textiles industry

quoted in Chapters 7 and 8 does not cover 'knit outerwear and underwear' which has been included in the clothing industry.

Source: Employment Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5076)