According to data compiled from large scale enterprises with 10 + employees, which produce 89 % of the value added in the manufacturing industry, and based on the data compiled from all public sector enterprises, in the third quarter of 1996 workers in production and working hours in production have increased 2.3 % , and 2.9 % , respectively, as compared to the same quarter of previous year.
Change from same quarter of previous year (%)
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Economic Activity Workers in Production Working Hours in Production
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Public Private Total Public Private Total
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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY -7.1 5.1 2.3 -3.5 4.8 2.9
-Food 0.4 -9.7 -5.3 7.5 -10.1 -2.7
-Cloth Manufacturing -21.9 9.5 6.1 -20.3 9.1 6.2
-Wood and wood products -44.2 21.1 3.0 -45.1 21.3 3.5
-Paper and paper products -6.2 6.3 0.9 0.7 4.7 3.1
-Chemicals -6.6 5.5 2.0 -6.2 4.8 1.7
-Non-metalic minerals 3.7 4.2 4.1 10.2 2.7 3.4
-Metal -9.4 6.9 -1.6 -10.8 7.4 -2.4
-Machinary -6.5 6.7 5.1 -2.5 6.5 5.5
-Other manufacturing -12.5 14.0 11.1 -3.7 12.2 10.2
In the third quarter of 1996, the changes in workers in production (as compared to the same quarter of last year) are:
When the working hours in production have compared to the same quarter of previous year,