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Table 21 (Value, Co-op)
The Co-operative Societies (Number) (2000 - 2006)
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                              Year                      Type of Society 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
All societies 11,793 11,856 12,693 14,493 14,558 14,599 14,472
Primary societies 11,649 11,713 12,549 14,343 14,397 14,472 14,301
Credit 7,607 7,650 8,423 8,997 9,052 9,138 8,638
Agricultural 560 561 564 696 703 748 633
Industrial 195 200 202 343 281 294 585
School co-operatives 1,004 1,016 1,027 1,400 1,399 1,495 1,356
Multi purpose 311 311 311 306 385 305 307
Fisheries 673 674 682 1,028 1,054 1,172 1,170
Others 1,299 1,301 1,340 1,573 1,523 1,320 1,612
Secondary societies 144 143 144 150 161 127 171
Banking unions 16 14 14 15 16 15 21
National co-operative council 1 1 1 1 ­ ­ 1
District co-operative council 27 27 27 26 26 24 26
Multi - purpose unions 9 9 9 7 7 5 5
Other unions 91 92 93 101 112 83 118
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Department of Co-operative Development
Revised:  2008(y)/12(m)/25(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka