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Table 252(Pro., Ind., Inv..)
Investment Approvals in Industry by the BOI＊(Industrial Division) (2002-2003)
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Industrial Division Number of Units Foreign Investment Potential (Rs Mn) Total Investment Potential  (Rs Mn) Employment Potential (Number)
Approvals Contracted Approvals Contracted Approvals Contracted Approvals Contracted
2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
１．Food, Beverage  and Tobacco 20 35 9 20 3,390 9,394 250 6,557 5,565 16,815 1,147 10,284 5,704 5,751 1,096 4,214
２．Textile Wearing Apparel and Leather  72 39 41 27 2,106 1,985 1,267 1,865 11,906 4,319 3,779 3,956 23,771 13,232 15,920 7,893
３．Wood and Wood Products 3 3 1 1 509 20 - 15 560 136 110 66 114 472 185 39
４．Paper Products, Printing and Publishing - 7 2 3 - 292 - 189 - 710 60 559 - 527 254 198
５．Chemicals, Petroleum, Coal, Rubber and Plastics 12 28 10 15 1,403 6,008 699 923 2,133 7,886 1,461 2,364 1,043 4,667 960 3,077
６．Nonmetallic Mineral Products 13 13 11 7 2,018 3,386 1,007 574 3,184 3,923 1,857 685 704 1,283 487 496
７．Basic Metal Products - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
８．Fabricated Metal Machinery and Transport Equipment 25 27 27 14 4,086 6,566 3,192 1,485 5,382 8,013 5,707 2,698 2,426 4,400 6,718 3,206
９．Manufactured Products 18 30 15 17 2,781 4,675 1,347 852 3,905 5,369 2,025 1,512 2,289 1,988 1,444 1,721
１０．Service (including Horticulture) 134 236 61 111 15,379 42,654 8,181 30,797 31,440 84,636 15,422 58,485 15,973 23,177 4,646 12,312
Total 297 418 177 215 31,672 74,980 15,943 43,257 64,075 131,807 31,568 80,609 52,024 55,497 31,710 33,156
© ２００７， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Annual Report 2003, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Key:
＊： BOI (Board of Investment of Sri Lanka) ; to promote foreign investment in the country.
Revised:  2007(y)/03(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka