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Appendix 13

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Number of Establishments and Employment in Manufacturing Industry Analysed by Main Industrial Groups

Establishments

Persons engaged

Industry

Food products

Beverages

Tobacco

Dec 1976 Dec 1977 Dec 1978

Dec 1976 Dec 1977 Dec 1978

1 190

1 117

1 163

15 209

15 274

16 351

27

28

31

2958

3 260

3 543

4

3

3

784

774

768

L

Textiles

3 902

3 721

3615

115912

102 461

97 013

Wearing apparel, except footwear

8 622

8714

9 070

265913

251 273

266 447

Leather and leather products, except footwear

and wearing apparel

138

132

142

2.359

2 075

2157

Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden

footwear

468

452

437

4976

5.001

5 059

-

Wood and cork products, except furniture

1 223

1 288

1 296

7691

7 868

7876

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

1236

1 299

1 399

8 494

8732

9 183

Paper and paper products

1 009

1 086

1 091

9 002

9 619

9 785

Printing, publishing and allied industries

1 881

2062

2 181

22 353

22091

23 278

Chemicals and chemical products

439

447

501

5 534

5 822

6231

Products of petroleum and coal

3

4

6

18

24-

76

Rubber products

359

372

399

6312

5 394

6131

Plastic products

3 844

3.995

4314

76994

78 449

84415

Non-metallic mineral products, except products

of petroleum and coal

303

332

350

3947

4 056

4 479

Basic metal industries

302

326

330

3 807

4 100

4 360

Fabricated metal products, except machinery

and equipment

6113

6 481

7 034

69 781

70931

77 758

Machinery except electrical

1 354

1 386

1 413

11 971

11967

12 503

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances

and supplies

1 228

1 332

1 499

88 057

89 525

96 695

Transport equipment

248

270

303

11 810

12 205

13 399

Professional and scientific, measuring and

controlling equipment, and photographic and optical goods

442

470

601

18 449

20 635

25772

Other manufacturing industries

1968

2251

Total

36 303

37 568

2 428

39 606

21 415

773 746

23 572

755 108

26747

800 026

Note: Figures refer to all manufacturing establishments known to the Census and Statistics Department, including those

registered with or recorded by the Labour Department.