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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

59

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min

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.