Appendix 13
(Chapter 4: Employment)
Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected
Manufacturing Industries
231
Establishments
Industry
Textiles
Bleaching, dyeing and finishing
Cotton knitting
Cotton spinning
1971
1972
1973
1971
Persons employed
1972
1973
319
370
454
10,931
13,558
16,614
269
248
213
9,585
7,694
5,129
33
31
32
***
20,685
19,191
20,423
Cotton weaving
Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel
Wool spinning
Woollen knitting
256
258
297
31,049
28,441
29.125
127
144
308
1,629
1.873
3,252
11
16
11
10
3,360
3,396
3,065
1,269
1,332
1,467
36,250
32,916
15,313
Wearing apparel except footwear
Garments
Gloves...
2,310
2,687
4,591
115,151
124,496
137,932
211
193
279
8,509
7,687
11,039
Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear
Shoes
210
225
469
4,182
+
***
***
3,991
4,303
Furniture and fixtures except primarily of metal
Wooden furniture
333
433
774
3,142
3,612
5,496
Paper and paper products
Paper boxes
389
453
624
5,397
5,783
6,362
Printing and publishing
Job printing
Newspaper printing
Rubber products
Rubber footwear
Plastic products
Plastic flowers and foliage
Plastic toys
Plastic products (miscellaneous)
Fabricated metal products
Aluminium ware
Electroplating
Metal toys
Padlocks and bolts
Pressure stoves and lanterns
Tools and dies
973
1,008
1,068
14,010
13,842
13,515
24
25
25
3,340
*
3,238
3,168
E
4:
:
209
199
213
9,323
7,239
6,088
501
476
550
12,264
12,877
10,867
1,152
1,246
1,316
36,786 37,046
35,723
1,366
1,512
1,754
19,900
22,194
23,919
53
67
89
2,135
2,236
2,912
233
253
315
2,099
2,347
2,960
71
73
91
2,226
2,403
2,284
72
93
112
1,746
2,018
2,126
34
33
39
1,804
1,674
1,672
365
434
504
2,057
2,214
2,407
Torch cases
Wrist watch bands
...
45
45
45
3,332
2,912
2,411
127
151
195
5,377
5,551
5,938
Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and
supplies
Dry batteries
Electric bulbs
Electronics
+1
Transport equipment
Aircraft repairing
Ship building and repairing
Professional and scientific, measuring and
controlling equipment, and photographic and
optical goods
Cameras
Watches and clocks
Other manufacturing industries
Jewellery and related articles
Wigs
27
68
281
22235
27
74
305
390
98890
10
2,776
2,493
2,213
4,158
4,307
4,752
41,624
49,772
56,070
50
NO
2
2
2
2,009
2,028
2,341
53
59
11,880
10,279
8,463
106
198
126
26
22
144
2$
22
2,651
2,617
2,796
4,187
4,574
5,887
187
216
468
2,676
3,251
5,228
342
194
131 19,896
9,433
2,871
Note: The figures for 1971 and 1972 refer to employment in manufacturing establishments which have been registered
with or recorded by the Labour Department.