22-13 MAIN INDICATORS OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (1997)
(HK＄ million) (unless otherwise specified)
Major Industry Group	Number of	Number of②	Compensation①	Purchases of Materials,	Other	Sales of Goods,	Other	Gross	Value	Gross Additions
	Establishments	Persons	of Employees	Supplies & Industrial	Expenses	Industrial Work &	Receipts	Output	Added	to Fixed Assets
	(unit)	Engaged (person)		Work/Services		Industrial Services
All Manufacturing Industries	24925	289961	44540	155410	34380	325330	5270	263910	80050	10690
Food	709	18361	2670	6710	1750	16000	340	13140	4830	960
Beverage Industries	19	3866	930	1640	1190	4830	60	4590	1820	180
Tobacco Manufactures	4	1113	340	1360	550	4000	60	3550	1290	50
Wearing Apparel, Except Footwear	2412	51099	5450	23750	4580	42900	530	35980	9090	230
Leather and Leather Products Except Footwear and Wearing Apparel	121	758	110	400	100	1000		690	200	10
Footwear, Except Rubber, Plastic and Wooden Footwear	75	295	20	20		50		50	20
Textiles	2586	39622	5570	25760	4540	41300	870	38600	9320	470
Wood and Cork Products, Except Furniture	329	1194	120	460	120	1040		760	190
Furniture and Fixtures, Except Primarily of Metal	321	849	80	120	50	340		300	130
Paper and Paper Products	856	7233	1030	3700	700	6540	80	5930	1660	190
Printing Publishing and Allied Industries	4967	43730	8430	14990	6020	33510	1120	33840	13400	2100
Chemicals and Chemical Products	508	6016	1100	4380	1250	8560	180	7620	2080	60
Products of Petroleum and Coal	4	108	50	140	30	280	10	290	120
Rubber Products	71	438	50	120	30	290		250	90
Plastic Products	1539	9465	1160	3460	790	8530	110	6420	2250	260
Non-metallic Mineral Products, Except Products of Petroleum and Coal	227	4261	860	5610	1500	9870	300	9560	2760	320
Basic Metal Industries	111	1895	410	6260	300	10810	30	6950	790	190
Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment	2806	15636	1970	5820	1270	11320	190	10020	3100	240
Office, Accounting and Computing Machinery	198	9992	1820	12270	2210	27840	220	18220	4000	1390
Radio, Television and Communications Equipment and Apparatus	65	1454	250	500	180	2580	50	1240	600	700
Electronic Parts and Components	177	15083	2610	10590	2090	29780	150	18880	6910	1320
Electrical Appliances and Houseware and Electronic Toys	129	1934	290	1120	310	2990	100	2050	640	50
Machinery, Equipment, Apparatus, Parts and Components, n.e.c.	3354	22704	3460	8500	2140	24910	340	16390	6120	520
Transport Equipment	517	9617	2460	1570	510	5160	260	5330	3330	1190
Professional and Scientific, Measuring and Controlling Equipment, n.e.c.	622	9199	1490	7500	1190	18340	150	11130	2570	80
Manufacturing Industries, n.e.c.	2201	14038	1800	8640	960	12550	90	12120	2760	170
Notes:①Employees refer to persons who works or and receive pay from an establishment.
②Persons engaged equal working proprietors, active partners and unpaid family workers, plus employees
of an establishment.

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