MALAYSIAN APPROVED MANUFACTURING PROJECTS BY INDUSTRY

Industry

1996-2005

Total Capital Investment (RM million)

Share (%)

Foreign Investment (RM million)

Domestic Investment (RM million)

Number of Projects

Potential Employment (‘000 persons)

 Total

  269,688.3

100.0

  150,867.6

  118,820.7

         8,727

          837.6

Non-resource based

  147,948.6

  54.9

    93,678.6

    54,270.0

         5,004

           538.1

Electrical and electronics products

    84,285.4

  31.3

    65,466.1

   18,819.3

         2,054

           310.6

Basic metal products

    24,707.8

    9.2

      8,473.2

    16,234.7

            350

             24.0

Transport equipment

    16,714.7

    6.2

      7,009.9

      9,704.7

            590

             52.1

Fabricated metal products

      7,694.5

    2.9

      4,228.9

      3,465.6

            736

             51.7

Machinery manufacturing

      6,422.4

    2.4

      3,132.3

      3,290.1

            735

             36.9

Textiles and textile products

      4,945.5

   1.8

      2,848.5

      2,097.0

            396

             46.9

Scientific and measuring equipment

      3,027.0

    1.1

      2,470.9

         556.2

            117

             13.5

Leather and leather products

         151.2

    0.1

           48.9

         102.3

              26

               2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resource based

  120,587.4

  44.7

    56,844.5

    63,742.8

         3,564

           290.5

Petroleum products (including petrochemicals)

    31,198.8

  11.6

    20,064.1

    11,134.6

            116

               8.4

Paper, printing and publishing

    19,484.1

    7.2

      8,466.5

    11,017.6

            244

             20.7

Chemicals and chemical products

    17,618.4

    6.5

      8,972.7

      8,645.7

            529

             23.2

Non-metallic mineral products

    12,855.8

    4.8

      6,029.6

      6,826.3

           367

             21.2

Natural gas

      9,521.4

    3.5

      1,477.9

      8,043.5

                5

               1.2

Food manufacturing

      8,969.0

    3.3

      3,785.4

      5,183.6

            602

             39.9

Plastic products

      6,314.3

    2.3

      2,807.1

      3,507.2

            583

             39.0

Wood and wood products

      6,170.0

    2.3

      1,676.7

      4,493.3

            385

             53.2

Rubber products

      4,209.4

    1.6

      1,858.6

      2,350.8

            260

             31.9

Furniture and fixtures

      2,840.4

    1.1

         640.3

      2,200.1

            413

             48.0

Beverages and tobacco

      1,405.9

    0.5

      1,065.7

         340.2

              60

               3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

      1,152.3

    0.4

         344.4

         807.9

           159

              9.0

Source: Malaysian Industrial Development Authority

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