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Appendix 14

(Chapter 5: Employment)

Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected Manufacturing Industries

Industry

Food

Bakery products

Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables

Beverage

Soft drinks and carbonated waters

253

Establishments

Persons engaged

Dec 1977 Dec 1978* Dec 1979

Dec 1977 Dec 1978* Dec 1979

559

574

550

5,950

6,308

5,837

103

109

118

2,378

2,643

2,684

11

14

11

2,253

2,494

2,477

Textiles

Bleaching and dyeing

315

319

296

11,305

12,392

12,826

Cotton knitting

299

309

332

6,052

5,186

5,402

Cotton spinning

33

33

36

18,892 16,838

17,072

Cotton weaving

382

413

407

25,167.-

26,059

27,892

Embroideries

189

215

250

1,976

2,008

2,456

Made-up textile goods, except weaving apparel

200

227

228

2,485

2,657

3,377

Other textile finishing

96

117

114

2,332

2,998

2,671

Textile stencilling and printing

192

204

199

3,357

2,987

2,752

Woollen knitting

1,046

916

754

15,796

12,681

10,959

Woollen spinning

17

16

18

1,538

1,356

1,452

Weaving apparel, except footwear

Garments, except knitwear from yarn

6,519

6,958

6,940

198,519

211,202

212,984

Gloves

374

407

435

11,395

11,574 12,022

Handbags

667

772

851

12,215

15,164

16,655

Knitwear from yarn

801

910

998

21,516

24,358

25,926

Raincoats

65

81

91

3,229

3,805

3,770

Footwear, except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear Footwear, except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear

452

444

435

5,001

5,106

6,115

Wood and corks products, except furniture

Rattan articles

262

289

262

2,622

2,492

2,513

Wooden articles

470

482

455

2,285

2,444

2,421

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal Wooden furniture and fixtures

1,143

1,236

1,195

7,774

8,179

8,009

Paper and paper products

Paper boxes

762

773

823

7,205

7,253

7,915

Printing, publishing and allied industries Job printing

1,542

1,711

1,862

14,554

15,695

16,923

Newspaper printing

38

40

42

3,602

3,934

4,145

Chemicals and chemical products

Drugs and medicines

Rubber products

Rubber footwear

211

228

245

1,928

1,975

2,237

171

198

219

3,858

4,568

3,840

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