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Appendix 14

- Contd (Chapter 4: Employment)

Industry

Plastic products

Establishments

Persons engaged

Sep 1979

Sep 1980

Sep 1981

Sep 1979

Sep 1980

Sep 1981

Plastic flowers and foliage

401

405

418

5 086

4 934

4 855

Plastic toys

1 613

1 634

1 665

49 186

45 417

45 268

Miscellaneous plastic products, except plastic flowers and

foliage and plastic toys

2 608

2 777

2972

37 324

35 963

39 024

Non-metallic mineral products, except products of

petroleum and coal

Glass and glass products

162

177

160

2 163

1 951

1 890

Basic metal industries

Iron and steel basic industries

1.74

163

153

2 934

3 199

3.059

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

Aluminium ware

113

101

102

3.127

3919

3.230

Buffing and polishing and electro-plating

650

771

783

6 462

7 217

7 542

Hand tools and general hardware

1 362

1 567

1 318

8 866

10 023

8 297

Metal toys

197

263

275

5017

6 171

6 855

Structural metal products

678

787

834

3. 499

3.890

4 159

Torches, torch cases and parts, except torch bulbs

54

52

51

5566

5 245

4 469

Wrist watch bands

379

455

517

8 542

8 826

8 643

Machinery, except electrical

Special industrial machinery and equipment, except metal

and wood working machinery

513

695

672

4 585

5016

4 989

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies

Dry batteries

13

14

11

3.064

2 437

2 361

Electrical appliances and housewares

347

417

484

15 205

16 240

19 400

Electrical industrial machinery and apparatus

144

211

223

2 784-

3 776

4.302

Electronics

1 041

1 197

1 150

90 454

88 883

89 485

Sound reproducing and recording equipment and apparatus

78

104

135

2.880

3 927

4 440

Torch and electric bulbs

107

147

153

2.301

2 954

2.966

Transport equipment

Aircraft repairing

Ship building and repairing

2

2

2

3486

3.957

4.150

94

113

113

8 387

7 851

8 156

Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling

equipment, and photographic and optical goods

Photographic and optical goods

Watches and clocks

2333334

130

148

170

7.331

7 720

7 788

733

1 054

1 296

30 610

40 628

40 362

Other manufacturing industries

Artificial pearls and imitation jewellery

243

357

404

2316

3 042

3276

Jewellery and related articles

644

674

726

8 488

7 847

8 902

Toys other than plastic toys metal toys and wooden toys

178

217

236

3.994

3 987

4 298

Wigs

38

31

37

616

481

510

Note:

**

Separate figures in September, 1979 for Garment except knitwear from yarn are not available because of re-classification of industry codes. The figures in the table are combined figures of the 3 industries.

(1) Garment, except knitwear from yarn and leather garment.

(2) Manufacture of leather and fur clothing.

(3) Manufacture of wearing apparel n.e.c.

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