Sub-sector/Segment

Sales Value per Employee

Labour Cost per Employee

Unit Labour

Cost

(RM'000)

(RM'000)

(Number)

2006

Change

2005

2006

Change

2005

2006

Change

2005

(%)

(%)

(%)

Textiles and Apparel

Industry

128.1

-1.5

130.1

13.3

1.3

13.1

0.1038

2.8

0.1010

Textiles sub-sector

215.7

3.7

208.1

15.7

-0.1

15.7

0.0727

-3.6

0.0754

Natural fibre spinning;

 weaving of textiles

126.9

-10.3

141.4

15.0

-10.9

16.8

0.1183

-0.7

0.1191

Man-made fibre

 spinning; weaving of

 textiles

335.6

4.0

322.7

16.0

1.6

15.7

0.0476

-2.5

0.0488

Dyeing, bleaching,

 printing and finishing

 of yarn, and fabric

 (except batik)

206.9

10.7

186.9

20.1

0.3

20.1

0.0972

-9.5

0.1074

Knitted and crocheted

 fabrics and articles

107.4

2.9

104.4

13.4

0.8

13.3

0.1247

-2.1

0.1274

Apparel sub-sector

75.8

-8.0

82.3

11.9

2.6

11.6

0.1567

11.5

0.1405

Computed by National Productivity Corporation based on Survey by Department of Statistics, Malaysia