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Appendix 13

(Chapter 5: Employment)

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

Establishments

Persons engaged

Industry

Food products

Beverages

Tobacco

Dec 1977 Dec 1978* Dec 1979

Dec 1977 Dec 1978* Dec 1979

1,117

1,175

1,153

15,274

16,454

16,567

28

31

26

3,260

3,543

3,444

=

3

3

774

768

812

Textiles

3,721

3,734-

3,657

102,461 98,607 100,825

Wearing apparel, except footwear

8,714

9,456

9,647

251,273

271,318 277,270

Leather and leather products, except footwear and

wearing apparel

132

146

148

2,075

2,184

2,605

Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear

452

444

435

5,001

5,106

6,115

=

Wood and cork products, except furniture

1,288

1,324

1,273

7,868

8,128

8,310

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

1,299

1,432

1,418

8,732

9,388

9,415

Paper and paper products

1,086

1,133

1,180

9,619

10,049

11,177

Printing, publishing and allied industries

2,062

2,292

2,457

22,091

23,936

25,129

Chemicals and chemical products

447

523

577

5,822

6,354

6,874

Products of petroleum and coal

4

6

5

24

76

120

Rubber products

372

407

435

5,394

6,198

5,298

"Plastic products

3,995

4,515

4,674

78,449

86,512

87,853

Non-metallic mineral products, except products

of petroleum and coal

332

359

366

4,056

4,579

4,803

Basic metal industries

326

344

333

4,100

4,439

4,196

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and

equipment

6,481

7,357

7,330

70,931

80,106 84,805

Machinery except electrical

1,386

1,478

1,471

11,967 12,910 13,582

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies

1,332

1,576

1,860

89,525

97,962 117,713

Transport equipment

270

318

307

12,205

13,482 14,127

Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment, and photographic and optical goods

470

662

920

Other manufacturing industries

2,251

2,525

2,606

23,572 27,798

20,635 26,786 39,345

30,513

Total

37,568

41,240

42,282

755,108 816,683

870,898

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

with or recorded by the Labour Department.

* Revised figures.