5.3
FC040/1616
From factory visits and contacts with local
industrialists, some qualitative assessment of the present
state of manufacturing industry can be made. First,
manufacturers in general remained confident and optimistic
about export prospects in the coming months. Second, the
pace of improvement appears to vary from industry to industry.
The performance of the largest sector, (3) textiles
and clothing, continued to improve. The boom in the electronics industry, particularly in computer and related products and telecommunication equipment,
benefitted other related industries such as plastics,
metal working, electrical machinery and appliances. Third, some manufacturers of plastic products, electronic products and electrical appliances reported continuing
difficulties in obtaining raw materials and component parts in the third quarter due to supply shortages as well
as the volatile exchange rate situation.
(3)
/ Property
According to the index of industrial production for the spinning and weaving industries, textile production in the second quarter of 1983 was 10% higher than in the same quarter last year.
Index of textile production
(1973 = 100)
Spinning
and weaving
Spinning
Weaving
1981 01
Q3
1982 Q1
1983 Q1
2222 2222 22
87
78
100
02
100
92
111
94
89
102
04
95
88
105
76
71
83
Q2
86
81
95
84
78
94
Q4
90
79
106
82
71
98
95
84
113
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