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Table 254(Pro., Ind., Inv..)
Board of Investment (BOI) Enterprises 1999 - 2008
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                         Year          Industrial Category 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006   2007(a)   2008(b)
Employment (End December)
1.Food, Beverages and Tobacco 11,571 15,207 15,212 14,448 13,485 14,173 14,570 13,560 13,189 13,227
2.Textile, Wearing Apparel and Leather Products 216,700 242,435 257,515 280,234 301,309 302,814 275,888 271,508 296,332 302,304
3.Wood and Wood Products 2,148 1,822 1,857 1,950 2,024 2,385 2,106 1,551 1,519 1,338
4.Paper, paper products , Printing & Publishing 969 1,618 1,605 2,065 2,135 1,714 1,587 1,652 1,655 1,703
5.Chemicals, Petroleum, Coal, Rubber and Plastic Products 24,234 29,675 31,880 31,716 27,696 27,617 27,983 27,564 26,341 26,494
6.Non - Metallic Mineral Products 12,559 13,061 12,598 13,547 10,166 11,005 9,925 10,132 6,882 6,239
7.Fabricated Metal, Machinery &Transport Equipment 3,998 4,182 4,466 5,793 6,740 7,850 6,876 7,199 7,606 6,441
8.Manufactured Products (n.e.s.) 32,958 33,394 32,449 32,443 30,448 29,223 25,179 25,493 29,423 31,348
9.Services (includes Agriculture) 21,922 26,455 28,552 34,560 37,047 40,917 46,737 62,612 68,987 69,071
Total 327,059 367,849 388,034 416,756 431,050 437,698 410,851 421,270 451,934 548,165
Gross Export Earnings (F.O.B.), Rs. Mn.
1.Food, Beverages and Tobacco 8,256 12,433 12,907 13,609 15,381 18,144 33,879 35,505 51,464 38,137
2.Textile, Wearing Apparel and Leather Products 127,008 162,533 174,701 192,096 207,051 238,304 239,004 200,522 230,170 229,573
3.Wood and Wood Products 344 411 421 756 1,385 2,511 2,677 2,675 4,092 3,678
4.Paper, paper products , Printing & Publishing 941 1,270 845 1,266 1,822 2,548 1,668 1,943 4,104 3,875
5.Chemicals, Petroleum, Coal, Rubber and Plastic Products 21,956 28,838 30,299 28,621 33,282 42,364 55,850 64,608 80,647 82,634
6.Non - Metallic Mineral Products 7,901 8,862 9,614 8,997 9,126 14,125 15,236 14,761 15,917 16,195
7.Fabricated Metal, Machinery &Transport Equipment 1,832 1,961 2,402 9,809 17,199 22,471 27,726 24,455 18,094 18,530
8.Manufactured Products (n.e.s.) 18,966 24,069 20,389 18,983 21,766 23,128 23,259 25,581 43,344 39,643
9.Services (includes Agriculture) 13,020 18,772 23,924 24,618 29,593 26,745 34,345 17,880 33,608 61,991
Total 200,224 258,973 275,502 298,755 336,605 390,340 433,644 391,930 481,440 494,257
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/0(m)/1(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2009  Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Key:      The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
*: BOI (Board of Investment of Sri Lanka) ; to promote foreign investment in the country.      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka