Fashion, apparel, textile, merchandising, garments

1. SECTORALPROFILE MANUFACTURING

5. BREAKDOWN OF ACTIVITIES Contd… Manufacture of earthenware and lime-based products. Pottery Processing of waster paper, toilet paper manufacture, manufacture of carton boxes/containers, manufacture of trays of eggs, fruits stationery and envelopes manufacture Paper & stationery Jewellery making, diamond polishing, fancy jewellery products, semi-precious stones polishing Jewellery Bakeries, confectioneries, meat, fish, dairies products, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks Food, tobacco & drinks Spinning and weaving of textile, quilting, weaving of labels and of small textile products, textile dyeing, thread manufacturing, stitching, clothmaking, embroidery, knitwear manufacture, tailoring, dressmaking, sewing, apparel design, gloves manufacture, leather apparel, ties Textile & clothing

6. BREAKDOWN OF ACTIVITIES Rubber gloves, rubber boots, doormats and similar products Rubber and tyre Plastic bags, consumer plastic wares, plastic pipes, PVC boots, plastic footwear, plastic ropes, leisure bags, plastic tanks and containers Plastic products Shipbuilding, ship repairing, marine engineering, manufacture of silencers and various mechanical parts for vehicles, manufacture of bodies for coaches, buses, lorries and other vehicles, assembly of motorcycles Ships and motor vehicles Steel works, manufacture of aluminium blinds, making of tin products, making of scissors, knives and related cutlery, making of metal furniture, sheet metal works, making of metal doors, windows, shutters, exterior metal fittings, gates, garden furniture, scaffolding, household metal products, making of solar equipment, galvanised equipments, bolts, nails manufacture and assembly of refrigeration equipment, electrical appliances, telephone sets, switchboards manufacture of cables, electrical fittings, lighting units accessories, batteries Metal & electrical products

8. KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

9. GDP at Current Factor Cost from 1997 to 2000 (Rs million) ` Key Economic Indicators

10. GDP at Current factor cost from 1994 to 1999 (Rs million) Key Economic Indicators

11. Percentage Contribution to GDP(%) Key Economic Indicators

12. Contribution to GDP (%) Key Economic Indicators The sector share in terms of GDP averaged 25% during the last 5 years

13. Sectoral Growth Rate (%) Key Economic Indicators

14. Sectoral Growth Rate Key Economic Indicators The sector experienced a growth rate of around 3-8 % annually,during the last 5 years

15. EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

16. EMPLOYMENT (No of persons employed from 1996 to 2000) Employment Trend Employment in manufacturing fell by 1.4% in 1997 to rise by 4% annually until 2000. Employment in EPZ has been rising continuously. However employment in sugar milling has been falling .

17. EMPLOYMENT (No employed from 1996 to 2000) Employment Trend

18. OTHER INDICATORS

19. AVERAGE MONTHLY EARNINGS (Rs) Average Monthly Earnings from 1996 to 2000 has been on the upswing