Appendix 13
(Chapter 4: Employment)
Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected
Manufacturing Industries
233
Establishments
Persons employed
Industry
1973
1974
1973
1974
Textiles
Bleaching, dyeing and finishing
454
385
16,614
13,545
Cotton knitting
213
196
5,129
4,791
Cotton spinning
32
33
20,423
19,106
Cotton weaving
297
286
29,125
25,732
Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel
308
250
3,252
3,415
Wool spinning
10
8
3,065
1,874
Woollen knitting
1,467
1,098
15,313
14,143
Wearing apparel, except footwear
Garments
4,591
3,756
137,932
132,412
Gloves
279
246
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11,039
9,241
Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear
Shoes
469
380
4,303
3,569
Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal
Wooden furniture
774
694
5,496
4,593
Paper and paper products
Paper boxes
Printing, publishing and allied industries
Job printing
Newspaper printing
Rubber products
:
624
559
6,362
4,957
1,068
1,044
13,515
12,562
25
24
3,168
3,033
Rubber footwear
Plastic products
Plastic flowers and foliage
Plastic toys
:
213
171
:
6,088
5,427
550
441
10,867
5,485
1,316
1,144
35,723
30,807
Plastic products (miscellaneous)
1,754
1,556
23,919
19,668
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
Aluminium ware
89
72
2,912
2,343
Electroplating
315
290
2,960
2,468
Metal toys
91
81
2,284
1,785
Padlocks and bolts
112
106
2,126
2,041
Pressure stoves and lanterns
39
32
1,672
1,588
Tools and dies
504
436
P
2,407
2,207
Torch cases
45
40
2,411
1,955
Wrist watch bands
195
180
5,938
6,522
Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies
Dry batteries
Electric bulbs
Electronics
390
998888
10
9
2,213
1,705
84
4,752
4,412
320
56,070
47,535
Transport equipment
Aircraft repairing
Ship building and repairing
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2,341
2,481
8,463
8,733
Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment, and
photographic and optical goods
Cameras
Watches and clocks
22
999999
Other manufacturing industries
Jewellery and related articles
Wigs
22
16
2,796
2,680
144
148
5,887
6,980
468
373
5,228
4,240
131
75
2,871
1,318
Note: Figures for 1973 and 1974 refer to manufacturing establishments registered with or recorded by the Labour Department as well as other manufacturing establishments. Comparable figures for 1972 and earlier years are not available as figures prior to 1973 refer to only those registered with or recorded by the Labour Department.