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Table 22 (Value, Co-op)
The Co-operative Societies (Membership) (2000 - 2006)
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                                     Year          Type of Society 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Primary societies  (x1,000) 5,687 5,599 5,871 6,173 5,892 7,019 6,157
Credit 880 816 842 869 1,110 1,269 1,061
Agricultural 112 105 199 142 122 115 95
Industrial 43 39 41 44 35 36 31
School co-operatives 246 216 210 212 217 201 191
Multi purpose 3,881 3,704 3,891 4,101 3,712 4,857 4,054
Fisheries 61 80 86 91 82 114 141
Others 464 639 682 714 614 427 584
Secondary societies (Units) 11,548 11,910 12,551 13,076 10,764 11,247 9,134
Banking unions 274 288 290 294 295 295 300
National co-operative council 40 40 40 41 40  -  -
District co-operative council 1,301 1,301 1,335 1,401 1,400 1,864 1,259
Multi - purpose unions 298 301 316 348 348 398 108
Other unions 9,635 9,980 10,570 10,992 8,681 8,690 7,467
© 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