Industries In 36 editions of 36.

• dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers, robotics, telecommunications, and medicines and medical equipment;
• most of these advances take place in OECD nations;
• only a small portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adjusting to these technological forces;
• the rapid development of new industrial (and agricultural) technology is complicating already grim environmental problems

• petroleum,
• light industries,
• natural gas,
• mining,
• electrical,
• petrochemical,
• food processing

• petroleum;
• diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold;
• fish processing;
• food processing;
• brewing;
• tobacco;
• sugar;
• textiles;
• cement;
• basic metal products

• textiles, cigarettes;
• beverages, food;
• construction materials, petroleum

• diamonds,
• copper,
• nickel,
• coal,
• salt,
• soda ash,
• potash;
• livestock processing

• cotton lint,
• beverages,
• agricultural processing,
• soap,
• cigarettes,
• textiles,
• gold

• light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap;
• assembly of imported components;
• public works construction;
• food processing

• fish processing,
• salt mining,
• garments,
• ship repair,
• food and beverages

• petroleum production and refining,
• food processing,
• light consumer goods,
• textiles,
• lumber

• diamond mining,
• sawmills,
• breweries,
• textiles,
• footwear,
• assembly of bicycles and motorcycles

• cotton textiles,
• meat packing,
• beer brewing,
• natron (sodium carbonate),
• soap,
• cigarettes,
• construction materials

• tourism,
• perfume distillation,
• textiles,
• furniture,
• jewelry,
• construction materials,
• soft drinks

• mining,
• mineral processing,
• consumer products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages),
• cement,
• diamonds

• petroleum extraction,
• cement kilning,
• lumbering,
• brewing,
• sugar milling,
• palm oil,
• soap,
• cigarette making

• foodstuffs,
• beverages;
• wood products,
• oil refining,
• automobile assembly,
• textiles,
• fertilizer,
• construction materials,
• electricity

limited to a few small-scale enterprises, such as dairy products and mineral-water bottling

• textiles,
• food processing,
• tourism,
• chemicals,
• petroleum,
• construction,
• cement,
• metals

fishing, sawmilling

• food processing,
• beverages,
• clothing and textiles

• mining (coal and asbestos),
• wood pulp,
• sugar

• food processing,
• beverages,
• textiles,
• chemicals,
• metals processing,
• cement

• food and beverage;
• textile;
• lumbering and plywood;
• cement;
• petroleum extraction and refining;
• manganese, uranium, and gold mining;
• chemicals;
• ship repair

• processing peanuts, fish, and hides;
• tourism;
• beverages;
• agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking;
• clothing

• mining,
• lumbering,
• light manufacturing,
• aluminum,
• food processing

• bauxite, gold, diamonds;
• alumina refining;
• light manufacturing and agricultural processing industries

• agricultural products processing,
• beer,
• soft drinks

• small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural processing;
• oil refining, cement;
• tourism

• food, beverages, textiles, handicrafts;
• construction;
• tourism

• rubber processing,
• food processing,
• construction materials,
• furniture,
• palm oil processing,
• iron ore,
• diamonds

• petroleum,
• food processing,
• textiles,
• handicrafts,
• cement

• meat processing,
• soap,
• breweries,
• tanneries,
• sugar,
• textiles,
• glassware,
• cement,
• automobile assembly plant,
• paper,
• petroleum

• tea,
• tobacco,
• sugar,
• sawmill products,
• cement,
• consumer goods

• minor local consumer goods production and food processing;
• construction;
• phosphate and gold mining

fish processing, mining of iron ore and gypsum

• food processing (largely sugar milling),
• textiles,
• wearing apparel,
• chemicals,
• metal products,
• transport equipment,
• nonelectrical machinery,
• tourism

newly created lobster and shrimp industry

• phosphate rock mining and processing,
• food processing,
• leather goods,
• textiles,
• construction,
• tourism

• food,
• beverages,
• chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints),
• petroleum products,
• textiles,
• cement,
• glass,
• asbestos,
• tobacco

• meat packing,
• fish processing,
• dairy products;
• mining (diamond, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)

cement, brick, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses, and a few other small light industries; uranium mining

• crude oil,
• coal,
• tin,
• columbite,
• palm oil,
• peanuts,
• cotton,
• rubber,
• wood,
• hides and skins,
• textiles,
• cement and other construction materials,
• food products,
• footwear,
• chemicals,
• fertilizer,
• printing,
• ceramics,
• steel

• sugar,
• rum,
• cigarettes,
• handicraft items

• mining of cassiterite (tin ore) and wolframite (tungsten ore),
• tin,
• cement,
• agricultural processing,
• small-scale beverage production,
• soap,
• furniture,
• shoes,
• plastic goods,
• textiles,
• cigarettes

crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing

• light construction, textiles, soap, beer;
• fish processing;
• timber

• agricultural and fish processing,
• phosphate mining,
• petroleum refining,
• construction materials

• tourism,
• processing of coconut and vanilla,
• fishing,
• coir (coconut fiber) rope factory,
• boat building,
• printing,
• furniture,
• beverage

• mining (diamonds, bauxite, rutile);
• small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear);
• petroleum refining

• a few small industries,
• including sugar refining,
• textiles,
• petroleum refining (mostly shut down)

• mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium),
• automobile assembly,
• metalworking,
• machinery,
• textile,
• iron and steel,
• chemical,
• fertilizer,
• foodstuffs

• cotton ginning,
• textiles,
• cement,
• edible oils,
• sugar,
• soap distilling,
• shoes,
• petroleum refining

• primarily agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine),
• diamond and gold mining,
• oil refining,
• shoes,
• cement,
• textiles,
• wood products,
• fertilizer

• phosphate mining,
• agricultural processing,
• cement;
• handicrafts,
• textiles,
• beverages

• petroleum,
• mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore),
• tourism,
• textiles,
• footwear,
• food,
• beverages

• sugar,
• brewing,
• tobacco,
• cotton textiles,
• cement

phosphate mining, handicrafts

• copper mining and processing,
• construction,
• foodstuffs,
• beverages,
• chemicals,
• textiles,
• fertilizer

• mining,
• steel,
• clothing and footwear,
• chemicals,
• foodstuffs,
• fertilizer,
• beverage,
• transportation equipment,
• wood products

• fish processing (mainly shrimp),
• lead,
• zinc,
• handicrafts,
• small shipyards

• fish processing,
• aluminum smelting,
• ferrosilicon production,
• geothermal power

• small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, and cement;
• handwoven carpets;
• natural gas, oil, coal, copper

• much of industry is shut down;
• metal-cutting machine tools,
• forging-pressing machines,
• electric motors,
• tires,
• knitted wear,
• hosiery,
• shoes,
• silk fabric,
• washing machines,
• chemicals,
• trucks,
• watches,
• instruments,
• microelectronics

• petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment;
• steel, iron ore, cement;
• chemicals and petrochemicals;
• textiles

• jute manufacturing,
• cotton textiles,
• food processing,
• steel,
• fertilizer

• cement,
• wood products,
• processed fruits,
• alcoholic beverages,
• calcium carbide

• iron and steel,
• coal,
• machine building,
• armaments,
• textiles and apparel,
• petroleum,
• cement,
• chemical fertilizers,
• consumer durables,
• food processing,
• autos,
• consumer electronics,
• telecommunications

• steel,
• aircraft,
• machine tools,
• foundry equipment,
• electric locomotives,
• tower cranes,
• electric welding equipment,
• machinery for food preparation and meat packing,
• electric motors,
• process control equipment,
• trucks,
• tractors,
• textiles,
• shoes,
• chemicals,
• wood products,
• wine

• textiles,
• chemicals,
• food processing,
• steel,
• transportation equipment,
• cement,
• mining,
• petroleum,
• machinery

among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of steel and non-ferrous metallurgy, heavy electrical equipment, construction and mining equipment, motor vehicles and parts, electronic and telecommunication equipment, machine tools, automated production systems, locomotives and railroad rolling stock, ships, chemicals; textiles, processed foods

• oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron and steel, nonferrous metal, tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials;
• much of industrial capacity is shut down and/or is in need of repair

• military products;
• machine building, electric power, chemicals;
• mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy;
• textiles, food processing

• electronics,
• automobile production,
• chemicals,
• shipbuilding,
• steel,
• textiles,
• clothing,
• footwear,
• food processing

• small machinery,
• textiles,
• food processing,
• cement,
• shoes,
• sawn logs,
• refrigerators,
• furniture,
• electric motors,
• gold,
• rare earth metals

• fish processing,
• tourism,
• shipping,
• boat building,
• coconut processing,
• garments,
• woven mats,
• rope,
• handicrafts,
• coral and sand mining

• copper,
• construction materials,
• mining (particularly coal);
• food and beverage,
• processing of animal products

• tourism, carpet, textile;
• small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills;
• cigarette;
• cement and brick production

• textiles,
• food processing,
• beverages,
• construction materials,
• clothing,
• paper products,
• shrimp

• complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals;
• all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles;
• shipbuilding;
• road and rail transportation equipment;
• communications equipment;
• agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment;
• electric power generating and transmitting equipment;
• medical and scientific instruments;
• consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts

processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; clothing, cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco

• aluminum,
• zinc,
• lead,
• chemicals and fertilizers,
• cement,
• vegetable oil,
• metal-cutting machine tools,
• refrigerators and freezers

• natural gas,
• oil,
• petroleum products,
• textiles,
• food processing

• textiles,
• food processing,
• machine building,
• metallurgy,
• natural gas

• tourism,
• boat building,
• offshore financial services

• tourism,
• construction,
• light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)

• tourism,
• transshipment facilities,
• oil refining

• tourism,
• banking,
• cement,
• oil refining and transshipment,
• salt production,
• rum,
• aragonite,
• pharmaceuticals,
• spiral-welded steel pipe

• tourism,
• sugar,
• light manufacturing,
• component assembly for export

• garment production,
• food processing,
• tourism,
• construction

• tourism,
• light industry,
• construction,
• rum,
• concrete block,
• offshore financial center

• tourism,
• banking,
• insurance and finance,
• construction,
• construction materials,
• furniture

• food processing,
• textiles and clothing,
• construction materials,
• fertilizer,
• plastic products

• sugar,
• petroleum,
• food,
• tobacco,
• textiles,
• chemicals,
• paper and wood products,
• metals (particularly nickel),
• cement,
• fertilizers,
• consumer goods,
• agricultural machinery

• soap,
• coconut oil,
• tourism,
• copra,
• furniture,
• cement blocks,
• shoes

• tourism,
• sugar processing,
• ferronickel and gold mining,
• textiles,
• cement,
• tobacco

• food processing,
• beverages,
• petroleum,
• tobacco,
• chemicals,
• textiles,
• furniture

• food and beverages,
• textiles,
• light assembly operations,
• tourism,
• construction

• construction,
• cement,
• rum,
• sugar,
• tourism

• sugar,
• textiles and clothing,
• furniture,
• chemicals,
• petroleum,
• metals,
• rubber,
• tourism

• sugar refining,
• flour milling,
• textiles,
• cement,
• tourism,
• light assembly industries based on imported parts

• sugar,
• coffee,
• textiles,
• clothing,
• wood products

• bauxite,
• tourism,
• textiles,
• food processing,
• light manufactures

• construction,
• rum,
• cement,
• oil refining,
• sugar,
• tourism

• tourism,
• rum,
• textiles,
• electronic appliances

• tourism (Curacao and Sint Maarten),
• petroleum refining (Curacao),
• petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire),
• light manufacturing (Curacao)

• food processing,
• chemicals,
• metal products,
• textiles,
• clothing,
• petroleum refining and distribution,
• beverages,
• footwear

• construction,
• petroleum refining,
• brewing,
• cement and other construction materials,
• sugar milling

• pharmaceuticals,
• electronics,
• apparel,
• food products,
• instruments,
• tourism

• sugar processing,
• tourism,
• cotton,
• salt,
• copra,
• clothing,
• footwear,
• beverages

• clothing,
• assembly of electronic components,
• beverages,
• corrugated cardboard boxes,
• tourism,
• lime processing,
• coconut processing

• food processing,
• cement,
• furniture,
• clothing,
• starch

• petroleum,
• chemicals,
• tourism,
• food processing,
• cement,
• beverage,
• cotton textiles

• fishing,
• tourism,
• offshore financial services

• tourism,
• petroleum refining,
• watch assembly,
• rum distilling,
• construction,
• pharmaceuticals,
• textiles,
• electronics

• food processing,
• textiles and clothing;
• lumber,
• oil,
• cement,
• chemicals,
• mining,
• basic metals,
• hydropower

• tourism (particularly skiing),
• sheep,
• timber,
• tobacco,
• banking

• food,
• iron and steel,
• machines,
• textiles,
• chemicals,
• electrical,
• paper and pulp,
• tourism,
• mining,
• motor vehicles

tractors, metal-cutting machine tools, off-highway dump trucks up to 110-metric-ton load capacity, wheel-type earth movers for construction and mining, eight-wheel-drive, high-flotation trucks with cargo capacity of 25 metric tons for use in tundra and roadless areas, equipment for animal husbandry and livestock feeding, motorcycles, television sets, chemical fibers, fertilizer, linen fabric, wool fabric, radios, refrigerators, other consumer goods

• engineering and metal products,
• motor vehicle assembly,
• processed food and beverages,
• chemicals,
• basic metals,
• textiles,
• glass,
• petroleum,
• coal

• steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil refining;
• much of capacity damaged or shut down (1995)

• machine building and metal working,
• food processing,
• chemicals,
• textiles,
• construction materials,
• ferrous and nonferrous metals

• chemicals and plastics,
• machine tools,
• fabricated metal,
• electronics,
• pig iron and rolled steel products,
• aluminum,
• paper,
• wood products,
• construction materials,
• textiles,
• shipbuilding,
• petroleum and petroleum refining,
• food and beverages

• fuels,
• ferrous metallurgy,
• machinery and equipment,
• coal,
• motor vehicles,
• glass,
• armaments

food processing, machinery and equipment, textiles and clothing, chemical products, electronics, construction, furniture, and other wood products, shipbuilding

• oil shale,
• shipbuilding,
• phosphates,
• electric motors,
• excavators,
• cement,
• furniture,
• clothing,
• textiles,
• paper,
• shoes,
• apparel

• fishing,
• shipbuilding,
• handicrafts

• metal products,
• shipbuilding,
• pulp and paper,
• copper refining,
• foodstuffs,
• chemicals,
• textiles,
• clothing

• steel,
• machinery,
• chemicals,
• automobiles,
• metallurgy,
• aircraft,
• electronics,
• mining,
• textiles,
• food processing,
• tourism

western:

• among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of iron,
• steel,
• coal,
• cement,
• chemicals,
• machinery,
• vehicles,
• machine tools,
• electronics,
• food and beverages

eastern:

• metal fabrication,
• chemicals,
• brown coal,
• shipbuilding,
• machine building,
• food and beverages,
• textiles,
• petroleum refining

• tourism, banking and finance, construction, commerce;
• support to large UK naval and air bases;
• tobacco, mineral waters, beer, canned fish

• tourism;
• food and tobacco processing, textiles;
• chemicals, metal products;
• mining, petroleum

tourism, banking

printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities

• mining,
• metallurgy,
• construction materials,
• processed foods,
• textiles,
• chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals),
• motor vehicles

• food products,
• brewing,
• textiles,
• clothing,
• chemicals,
• pharmaceuticals,
• machinery,
• transportation equipment,
• glass and crystal

• financial services,
• light manufacturing,
• tourism

• tourism,
• machinery,
• iron and steel,
• chemicals,
• food processing,
• textiles,
• motor vehicles,
• clothing,
• footwear,
• ceramics

• tourism,
• banking and finance,
• dairy

• buses, vans, street and railroad cars, synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles;
• dependent on imports for energy, raw materials, and intermediate products

• electronics,
• metal manufacturing,
• textiles,
• ceramics,
• pharmaceuticals,
• food products,
• precision instruments,
• tourism

• metal-cutting machine tools,
• electric motors,
• television sets,
• refrigerators and freezers,
• petroleum refining,
• shipbuilding (small ships),
• furniture making,
• textiles,
• food processing,
• fertilizers,
• agricultural machinery,
• optical equipment,
• electronic components,
• computers,
• amber

• banking,
• iron and steel,
• food processing,
• chemicals,
• metal products,
• engineering,
• tires,
• glass,
• aluminum

• tourism,
• electronics,
• ship repair yard,
• construction,
• food manufacturing,
• textiles,
• footwear,
• clothing,
• beverages,
• tobacco

• food processing,
• agricultural machinery,
• foundry equipment,
• refrigerators and freezers,
• washing machines,
• hosiery,
• sugar,
• vegetable oil,
• shoes,
• textiles

• agroindustries,
• metal and engineering products,
• electrical machinery and equipment,
• chemicals,
• petroleum,
• fishing,
• construction,
• microelectronics

• coal,
• metallic chromium,
• lead,
• zinc,
• ferronickel,
• textiles,
• wood products,
• tobacco