Sector Switching: An Unexplored Dimension of Firm Dynamics in Developing Countries

Table 1: TWO-DIGIT MANUFACTURING SECTORS

Sector 15:

Manufacture of food products and beverages

Sector 17:

Manufacture of textiles

Sector 18:

Manufacture of wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing of fur

Sector 19:

Tanning and dressing of leather, manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddler, harness
and footwear

Sector 20:

Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork; manufacture of articles of
straw and plaiting materials

Sector 21:

Manufacture of paper and paper products

Sector 22:

Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media

Sector 24:

Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

Sector 25:

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

Sector 26:

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

Sector 27:

Manufacture of basic metals

Sector 28:

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

Sector 29

Sector 31:

Manufacture of equipment and machinery

Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus

Sector 32:

Manufacture of television and communication equipment and apparatus

Sector 33:

Manufacture of medical precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks

Sector 34:

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

Sector 35:

Manufacture of other transport means

Sector 36:

Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing n.e.c._________________________________________