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Table 009(Pro., Out.)
Important Statistics on Industry (1950-2003)
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Year Value of Production (Rs Mn) Value Added       (Rs Mn) Capacity Utilization (%) Employment Number        (x1,000) Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
Realized Investment (Rs Mn) Units in Operation (Number) Exports    (Rs Mn) Employment (Number)
1950 141 78 n.a. 193 - - - -
1951 159 87 n.a. 199 - - - -
1952 178 98 n.a. 254 - - - -
1953 192 106 n.a. 273 - - - -
1954 196 108 n.a. 277 - - - -
1955 215 118 n.a. 308 - - - -
1956 222 122 n.a. 337 - - - -
1957 240 132 n.a. 352 - - - -
1958 278 153 n.a. 345 - - - -
1959 321 177 n.a. 361 - - - -
1960 354 195 n.a. 378 - - - -
1961 330 181 n.a. 386 - - - -
1962 387 213 n.a. 392 - - - -
1963 430 237 n.a. 397 - - - -
1964 538 296 n.a. 402 - - - -
1965 847 466 n.a. 409 - - - -
1966 850 468 n.a. 416 - - - -
1967 954 525 n.a. 422 - - - -
1968 1,399 769 67 427 - - - -
1969 1,627 895 65 432 - - - -
1970 2,069 1,136 66 437 - - - -
1971 2,508 1,299 64 440 - - - -
1972 2,445 1,409 64 443 - - - -
1973 2,759 1,410 60 446 - - - -
1974 4,144 1,880 61 447 - - - -
1975 5,555 2,320 63 108 - - - -
1976 6,061 2,462 64 113 - - - -
1977 7,007 2,688 60 114 - - - -
1978 8,852 3,109 70 119 - - - 261
1979 10,781 3,437 72 125 n.a. 14 152 5,876
1980 18,311 4,893 73 132 n.a. 24 529 10,538
1981 23,010 6,030 74 164 n.a. 42 1,163 19,727
1982 25,904 6,760 76 171 n.a. 54 1,653 24,926
1983 28,434 7,987 74 174 n.a. 66 2,419 28,705
1984 35,653 11,158 75 176 n.a. 75 3,537 32,725
1985 38,692 13,366 74 175 n.a. 80 3,827 35,786
1986 41,453 16,019 78 n.a. n.a. 90 5,396 45,047
1987 48,540 18,513 79 n.a. 15,988 96 7,534 50,743
1988 54,063 21,050 78 n.a. 15,105 103 9,545 54,626
1989 64,907 24,067 79 n.a. 16,755 121 11,852 61,429
1990 86,756 30,984 81 669 17,760 127 17,526 71,146
1991 103,924 38,041 83 751 21,586 150 22,088 85,279
1992 136,106 50,367 82 650 26,675 206 44,493 104,220
1993 166,475 60,746 83 684 36,729 357 76,596 122,165
1994 198,277 69,239 83 756 59,809 507 88,100 134,572
1995 236,098 81,368 84 789 72,219 777 113,363 233,367
1996 276,159 95,385 83 807 91,622 853 134,096 241,970
1997 323,149 112,011 84 920 118,997 985 154,888 258,185
1998 368,314 129,477 84 858 151,207 1,358 181,758 294,381
1999 397,873 143,412 83 902 176,017 1,399 200,224 327,059
2000 462,720 167,493 85 1,045 194,727 1,503 258,620 367,849
2001 498,230 179,558 80 1,057 208,709 1,561 275,502 386,034
2002 548,431 199,063 81 1,074 241,470 1,643 298,755 416,759
2003 604,199 221,016 85 1,117 277,480 1,766 336,605 431,050
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Annual Report 2003, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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