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Appendix 14

- Contd (Chapter 6: Employment)

Industry

325

Establishments

Persons engaged

Sep 1982

Sep 1983*

Sep 1984

Sep 1982

Sep 1983*

Sep 1984

Plastic products

Plastic flowers and foliage

350

338

325

3 753

3 186

2.905

Plastic toys

1735

1 741

1 872

43 511

43 172

50 156

Miscellaneous plastic products, except plastic flowers and

foliage and plastic toys

3 019

3.047

3 229

35 779

36 372

39 294

Non-metallic mineral products, except products of

petroleum and coal

Glass and glass products

159

149

[43

1 560

1 383

1 406

Basic metal industries

Iron and steel basic industries

155

110

112

2 942

1 707

1 554

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

Aluminium ware

96

62

60

2 827

2 630

2 836

Buffing and polishing and electro-plating

736

792

816

6 684

7 747

8 023

Hand tools and general hardware

1 084

276

254

7 171

3 165

3 031

Metal toys

287

261

264

5.310

4 702

4 463

Structural metal products

841

867

900

4 219

4 455

4 573

Torches, torch cases and parts, except torch bulbs

48

73

74

4 095

4 423

4 458

Wrist watch bands

449

415

399

7 056

5 871

5 496

Machinery, except electrical

Special industrial machinery and equipment, except metal

and wood working machinery

656

876

936

4 509

5 768

6 187

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies

Dry batteries

18

27

24

1 937

2 709

2 156

Electrical appliances and housewares

492

478

493

17 814

20 385

22 496

Electrical industrial machinery and apparatus

245

231

252

4 722

5 337

5 437

Electronics

1 305

18335

1 441

85 946

95 327

106 413

Phonograph records and magnetic tapes for recorders

129

117

110

4 575

5 114

4 887

Torch, and electric bulbs and tubes

153

110

114

2 569

1 964

2012

Transport equipment

Aircraft repairing

Ship building and repairing - shipyards

-

2

2

2

3 988

3 889

3.909

98

90

86

10 262

6 895

5 717

Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling

equipment, and photographic and optical goods

Photographic and optical goods

160

169

176

6 327

8 607

Watches and clocks

1361

1 527

1 505

38 358

37 992

9 546

36 326

Other manufacturing industries

Artificial pearls and imitation jewellery

364

381

364

2676

2 832

2 795

Jewellery and related articles

738

718

713

8 830

8 651

9 725

Toys other than plastic toys, metal toys and wooden toys

216

215

225

2 876

1 801

1 857

Wigs

34

24

29

399

312

412

* Figures are based on results of an industry updating exercise and therefore may not be comparable with previous years.

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