It added that overtime hours are a barometer of activity in the sector. In June, average overtime in the manufacturing sector stood at 18.0 hours, up 0.5 hours from a year earlier but down 0.3 hours from May. Across the industrial and service sectors, average overtime totaled 9.1 hours, up 0.5 hours year on year but down 0.2 hours from the previous month. For the first half of the year, average overtime nationwide stood at 9.1 hours, up 0.4 hours from a year earlier, while average overtime in the manufacturing sector rose 0.8 hours year on year to 17.8 hours. In June alone, average working hours rose 5.0 hours from May to 171.2 hours, the DGBAS said.