Factories Licensed

Productive Factories licensed under the National Industries Protection and Encouragement Law and the Foreign Capital Investment Law (1981-2006)
Industrial Sector	1981	1985	1989	1994	2001	2006
Manufacture of food and beverages	144	216	275	346	539	605
Textile, wearing apparel and leather industries	15	25	40	81	167	192
Manufacture of wood and wood products including furniture	27	46	70	100	174	191
Manufacture of paper products, printing and publishing	70	104	119	148	211	229
Manufacture of chemicals and petroleum, coal, rubber and plastic	116	200	273	399	693	895
Manufacturing of construction materials, chinaware and glass	225	309	359	439	570	618
Basic metal industries	4	6	8	10	12	618
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment	226	361	484	633	948	463
Other manufacturing industries	10	25	45	57	83	79
Transport and storage	13	21	21	21	21	16
TOTAL	850	1,313	1,694	2,234	3,418	3,906

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