Table 1: Plant Births by Sector
SIC Code |
Industry |
Plant Births |
1997 Number |
% | |
Number |
% | ||||
20â |
Food and Kindred Products |
1756 |
5ТГ |
1513 |
5^Γ^ |
21 |
Tobacco Products |
15 |
0.0 |
15 |
0.1 |
22 |
Textile Mill Products |
572 |
1.6 |
486 |
1.6 |
23 |
Apparel and Others Textile Products |
3319 |
9.4 |
2704 |
9.1 |
24 |
Lumber and Wood Products |
4058 |
11.5 |
3461 |
11.6 |
25 |
Furniture and Fixtures |
1481 |
4.2 |
953 |
3.2 |
26 |
Paper and Allied Products |
397 |
1.1 |
346 |
1.2 |
27 |
Printing and Publishing |
6273 |
17.8 |
4375 |
14.7 |
28 |
Chemicals and Allied Products |
1048 |
3.0 |
997 |
3.3 |
29 |
Petroleum and Coal Products |
206 |
0.6 |
287 |
1.0 |
30 |
Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastic Products |
1360 |
3.8 |
1049 |
3.5 |
31 |
Leather and Leather Products |
167 |
0.5 |
147 |
0.5 |
32 |
Stone, Clay, and Glass Products |
1400 |
4.0 |
1110 |
3.7 |
33 |
Primary Metal Industries |
526 |
1.5 |
414 |
1.4 |
34 |
Fabricated Metal Products |
3096 |
8.8 |
2264 |
7.6 |
35 |
Industrial Machinery and Equipment |
3696 |
10.5 |
4258 |
14.3 |
36 |
Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment |
1845 |
5.2 |
1598 |
5.4 |
37 |
Transportation Equipment |
1128 |
3.2 |
1193 |
4.0 |
38 |
Instruments and Related Products |
808 |
2.3 |
802 |
2.7 |
39 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries |
2186 |
6.2 |
1849 |
6.2 |
Total |
35337 |
100.0 |
29821 |
100.0 |
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