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Employment in Rubber Products
Manufacturing Industry |
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Year |
Product Group |
Industry Total |
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Tyres & Inner Tubes |
Footwear |
Retreading and Rebuilding Rubber |
Rubber Gloves |
Other Rubber Products |
Number of Persons |
Share of National Manufacturing Sector Employment (%) |
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1996 |
7,177 |
4,958 |
- |
- |
41,974 |
54,109 |
5.8 |
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1997 |
7,200 |
3,715 |
- |
- |
42,230 |
53,145 |
5.6 |
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1998 |
6,554 |
3,278 |
- |
- |
48,490 |
58,322 |
6.6 |
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1999 |
6,367 |
2,827 |
- |
- |
50,076 |
59,270 |
6.1 |
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2000 |
6,758 |
2,209 |
- |
- |
54,158 |
63,125 |
6.0 |
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2001 |
6,713 |
1,692 |
- |
- |
53,515 |
61,920 |
6.4 |
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2002 |
6,696 |
1,495 |
- |
- |
51,011 |
59,202 |
6.1 |
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2003 |
6,828 |
987 |
- |
- |
53,160 |
60,975 |
6.0 |
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2004 |
6,738 |
873 |
- |
- |
54,492 |
62,108 |
6.1 |
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2005 |
6,421 |
1,005 |
- |
- |
55,686 |
63,112 |
6.1 |
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2006 |
5,831 |
- |
722 |
32,964 |
24,116 |
63,633 |
5.9 |
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2007 |
5,877 |
- |
675 |
33,399 |
25,335 |
64,286 |
5.8 |
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2008* |
5,729 |
- |
503 |
32,651 |
25,037 |
63,920 |
5.8 |
Note: * January - March
Source: Department of