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Appendix 13

(Chapter 6: Employment)

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

325

Establishments

Industry

Food products

Beverages

Tobacco

Sep 1984

Sep 1985*

Sep 1986

Sep 1984

Persons engaged

Sep 1985*

Sep 1986

985

970

964

16 996

17 168

18 040

30

30

30

4 648

4 447

4 667

3

3

4

977

1 210

1 102

Textiles (including knitwear from yarn)

5 068

4814

5 049

115 429

108 376

116 056

Wearing apparel, except footwear and knitwear from yarn

9 602

9 267

9211

265 353

259 911

263 548

Leather and leather products, except footwear and wearing

apparel

227

236

233

3 385

3 148

3211

Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear

553

553

511

7 786

7 780

8 186

Wood and cork products, except furniture

1 071

1 010

961

5 656

4 992

4 765

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

1 392

I 286

1311

8 677

8 218

7.905

Paper and paper products

1 394

1 432

1 516

13.006

13 466

14 464

Printing, publishing and allied industries

3 122

3 253

3375

29 193

30 385

32 134

Chemicals and chemical products

816

838

835

8 216

8 731

8 639

Products of petroleum and coal

6

5

4

203

221

192

Rubber products

329

279

274

3.090

2 237

2 437

Plastic products

5 426

5 301

5 460

92355

-84 686

89 447

Non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum

and coal

385

365

365

4 223

4 107

4 462

Basic metal industries

273

277

268

3.538

3 798

3 318

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

6 718

6 594

6 677

67 578

63 030

64 168

Machinery except electrical

3 530

3 876

4 167

20 049

21 995

24 272

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies

2 503

2 113

1979

143 867

113 991

115 092

Transport equipment

611

602

574

13 798

13 143

12 664

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

1 694

1 630

1 472

45 968

42 730

39 404

Other manufacturing industries

3 254

3 331

3 383

30 718

31 130

31 580

Total

48 992

48 065

48 623

904 709

848 900

869 753

Note:

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