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Appendix 12

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Number of Persons Employed in Registered and Recorded Industrial Undertakings in Selected Industries

Industrial undertakings

227

Industry

Persons employed

1970

1971

1972

1970

1971

1972

Manufacture of textiles

Cordage, rope and twine

25

26

29

Cotton knitting

252

269

248

386 8,821

414

446

9,585

7,694

Cotton spinning

36

33

31

21,957

20,685

19,191

Cotton weaving

252

256

258

29,547

31,049

28,441

Finishing

290

319

370

10,381

10,931

13,558

Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel

126

127

144

1,930

1,629

1,873

Wool spinning

12

16

11

4,416

3,360

3,396

Woollen knitting

1,020

1,269

1,332

39,186

36,250

32,916

Wearing apparel except footwear

Garments

...

1,802

2,310

2,687

95,978

115,151

124,496

Gloves

185

211

193

8,748

8,509

7,687

Footwear except vulcanised, moulded rubber or plastic

footwear

Shoes

...

162

210

225

3,151

4,182

3,991

Industrial chemicals

Chemicals

Other chemical products

Matches

Medicines

+++

Paints and lacquers

Plastic products

Plastic flowers

Plastic products (miscellaneous) Plastic toys

Iron and steel basic industries

Rolling mills

Fabricated metal products

Aluminium ware

Electro-plating

Enamelware

Hand torch cases

Metal toys

Pressure stoves and lanterns

:

E

17

16

20

513

435

495

1

1

50

55

63

10

11

132

109

102

97

1,175

1,150

1,435

874

897

889

516

501

476

14,690

12,264

12,877

1,208

1,366

1,512

19,582 19,900

22,194

1,032

1,152

1,246

36,686 36,786

37,046

+

15

127

RAWANNA

53

216

233

24

45

68

71

34

53

51

6

127

= 662728875

1,279

1,206

1,104

2,116

2,135

2,236

2,161

2,099

2,347

1,456

1,097

926

45

3,474

3,332

2,912

1,836

2,226

2,403

33

2,028

1,804

1,674

50

1,181

1,077

1,080

1,106

968

892

5,730

5,377

5,551

Tin cans

Vacuum flasks

Wrist watch bands

***

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and

supplies

Electronics

Hand torch bulbs

Transport equipment

Aircraft repair

Shipbuilding and repairing

28 29

588 2008

20

223

281

305

38,362

41,624

49,772

68

74

4,150

4,158

4,307

2,045

2,009

2,028

50

53

9,803

11,880

10,279

Professional and scientific, and measuring and control-

ling equipment, and photographic and optical goods Cameras

Manufacture of watches and clocks

102

Other manufacturing industries

Bakelite ware

Wigs

Land transport

Motor buses

422

22

16

19

22

2,322

2,651

2,617

106

126

4,043

4,187

4,574

42

54

61

1,232

1,158

1,185

342

194

30,990

19,896

9,433

7

7

Tramways

Repair services

Repair of motor vehicles

1

72

8,846

7,863

7,333

1,575

1,592

1,385

217

236

290

3,598

4,265

4,388

Note: The figures in this appendix are compiled from voluntary returns made by managements of industrial under-

takings registered with or recorded by the Labour Department.