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24-8  Employed Persons by Industry (10 000 persons) Industry 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Manufacturing 32.64 29.02 27.20 23.55 22.77@ Construction 29.14 28.65 26.59 26.82 27.01@ Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export Trades, 98.11 98.34 99.18 107.43 111.06@ Restaurants and Hotels Transport, Storage and 35.34 34.58 34.61 36.01 36.24@ Communications Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services 47.81 47.44 46.97 48.22 50.61@ Community, Social and Personal Services 79.89 82.51 84.95 86.45 88.35@ Others 2.31 2.62 2.41 2.37 2.53@ Total 325.23 323.16 321.91 330.86 338.55@ Notes : Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year. Employment statistics are compiled separately based on the General Household Survey (GHS) and the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies. Each source has its own merits and limitations in reflecting the employment situation. The GHS estimates are presented here  because the omission in terms of coverage of the employed population is negligible. Besides, individual persons, including multiple job  holders, are counted only once. However, a major limitation of the GHS estimates is that the respondents might not have reported accurately the industry to which they belong, especially for workers in the manufacturing sector. With the relocation of some production processes to  the mainland of China, there is a change in the mode of operation of the traditional manufacturing establishments in Hong Kong. As a result,  some of these establishments are more appropriately classified as import/export establishments if the majority of the production activities are carried out in the mainland of China. However, this change in statistical classification may not be readily recognized by all the employed  persons, particularly the technicians and craftsmen, of the establishments concerned. Hence, the GHS employment estimate in respect of the manufacturing sector will be overstated to the extent that some respondents mistakenly regard themselves as still being engaged in the  manufacturing sector instead of the import/export trades. "@"  Figures are subject to revision later on.

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