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GROSS OUTPUT COMPRISES THE VALUE OF SALES OF GOODS PRODUCED, INDUSTRIAL SERVICES RENDERED, AND CHANGES IN STOCKS OF WORK IN PROGRESS AND FINISHED PRODUCTS.
+CENSUS VALUE-ADDED IS OBTAINED BY SUBSTRACTING FROM GROSS OUTPUT THE VALUE OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES CONSUMED IN THE COURSE OF PRODUCTION, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED. THEY ARE BOTH EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF CURRENT PRICES.
THE TOTAL GROSS OUTPUT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN 1977 AMOUNTED TO $51,709 MILLION AND TOTAL CENSUS VALUE-ADDED, $18,149 MILLION, BOTH REPRESENTING A SIX PER CENT INCREASE OVER 1976.
THE LARGEST FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES RANKED IN ORDER OF CENSUS VALUE-ADDED IN 1977 WERE:
* WEARING APPAREL ($4,785 MILLION)=
* TEXTILES ($2,813 MILLION) -
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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ($2,388 MILLION)-
* PLASTIC PRODUCTS ($1,590 MILLION), AND
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FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS EXCEPT MACHINERY ($1,299 MILLION).
THEY TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR 71 PER CENT OF THE VALUE-ADDED TOTAL IN MANUFACTURING.
INDUSTRIES ATTAINING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN GROSS OUTPUT AND CENSUS VALUE-ADDED BETWEEN 1976 AND 1977 WERE NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS, LEATHER PRODUCTS, PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, BEVERAGES, AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, INDUSTRIES ENCOUNTERING MORE NOTICEABLE DECREASES IN SUCH MEASURES WERE FOOTWEAR (EXCEPT THOSE MADE OF RUBBER AND PLASTIC), TEXTILES, RUBBER PRODUCTS, BASIC METALS, AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.
A REPORT ON THE 1977 CENSUS OF INDUSTRY IS NOW BEING PREPARED. ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CENSUS RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
FOLLOWING ARE THE STATISTICS ON THE CENSUS1
EMMARY RESULTS.....
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