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Table 34
Employment in Manufacturing Industry*, 1968 — 1973
(Number of employees)
Industry
Food, beverages and tobacco
Textiles except wearing apparel
Wearing apparel except footwear
1968 1969 1970 1971 Sep Sep Sep Sep
13,348 13,927 14,950 15,021
113,451 125,260 126,980
126,980 131,516 122,479
87,450 101,843
101,843 106,574 130,811
1972
1973
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
15,050 15,652 15,843 15,725
122,479 121,712 121,827 120,900 118,993 119,691 118,827
134,766 137,153 142,820 143,189 146,868 146,639 145,652
Mar
Jun
15,580 15,811 16,285
Sep
Footwear except rubber and plastic
footwear
2,434
Furniture, wood and cork products
9,344
Printing and publishing
15,472
3,520 4,052 4,979
10,371 11,184 12,220
17,045 18,065 18,999
4,410 4,759 4,566 4,491 4,562 4,313 3,822
12,634 14,039 13,176 13,549 14,122 14,436 14,046
18,860 18,774 18,794 18,989 18,289 18,250 18,404
Chemical, rubber and non-metallic
mineral products
Plastic products
Basic metal industries
Metal products and machinery
Electrical appliances and electronics
Transport equipment
37,947 48,714 47,721
13,274 13,234 11,320
18,215 19,131 18,262 17,848 18,326 16,986 16,811 16,812 16,386 14,520 14,953
63,563 71,834 72,481 72,883 69,406 72,926 72,565 72,124 72,009 74,312 70,666
2,861 2,971 2,945 2,936 2,830 2,788 2,829 2,853 2,989 2,577 2,540
47,658 50,173 51,426 52,338 52,410 53,317 55,540 56,552 55,998 57,534 57,389
51,317 52,090 54,200 59,639 62,405 60,838 66,960 68,707
14,850 14,676 15,099 14,521 14,485 14,419 14,502 13,306
Scientific and measuring equipment and
photographic and optical goods
Other products
All manufacturing industries
4,843 6,442 6,955 7,206 7.564
26,830 38,678 54,187 39,541 32,513
456,690 523,143 547,102 572,465 558,014 568,082 576,354 578,855 575,993 583,950 576,270
* in establishments registered with or recorded by the Labour Department.
7,642 7,763 7,902 8,137 8,424 8,745
33,035 29,660 28,879 26,803 25,981 22,928
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