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 accelerated development of new technologies is complicating already grim environmental problems

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

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

• textiles,
• food processing,
• construction materials,
• cement

• diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver;
• livestock processing;
• textiles

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

• light consumer goods (blankets, shoes, soap, beer);
• assembly of imported components;
• public works construction;
• food processing

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

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

• gold and diamond mining,
• logging,
• brewing,
• sugar refining

• oil,
• cotton textiles,
• brewing,
• natron (sodium carbonate),
• soap,
• cigarettes,
• construction materials

• fishing,
• tourism,
• perfume distillation

• mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten),
• mineral processing,
• consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes),
• metal products,
• processed foods and beverages,
• timber,
• cement,
• commercial ship repair

• petroleum extraction,
• cement,
• lumber,
• brewing,
• sugar,
• palm oil,
• soap,
• flour,
• cigarettes

• foodstuffs,
• beverages;
• wood products,
• oil refining,
• gold mining,
• truck and bus assembly,
• textiles,
• fertilizer,
• building materials,
• electricity

• construction,
• agricultural processing,
• shipping

• textiles,
• food processing,
• tourism,
• chemicals,
• pharmaceuticals,
• hydrocarbons,
• construction,
• cement,
• metals,
• light manufactures

• petroleum,
• natural gas,
• sawmilling

• food processing,
• beverages,
• clothing and textiles,
• light manufacturing,
• salt,
• cement

• coal,
• forestry,
• sugar,
• soft drink concentrates,
• textiles and apparel

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

• petroleum extraction and refining;
• manganese, gold;
• chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement

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

• mining,
• lumbering,
• light manufacturing,
• aluminum smelting,
• food processing,
• cement,
• small commercial ship building,
• petroleum

• bauxite,
• gold,
• diamonds,
• iron ore;
• light manufacturing,
• agricultural processing

• agricultural products processing,
• beer,
• soft drinks

• small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining;
• aluminum, steel, lead;
• cement, commercial ship repair, tourism

• food,
• beverages,
• textiles,
• apparel assembly,
• handicrafts,
• construction,
• tourism

• mining (iron ore),
• rubber processing,
• palm oil processing,
• timber,
• diamonds

• petroleum,
• petrochemicals,
• aluminum,
• iron and steel,
• food processing,
• textiles,
• handicrafts,
• cement

• meat processing,
• seafood,
• soap,
• beer,
• leather,
• sugar,
• textiles,
• glassware,
• cement,
• automobile assembly plant,
• paper,
• petroleum,
• tourism,
• mining

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

• food processing;
• construction;
• phosphate and gold mining

• fish processing,
• oil production,
• mining (iron ore, gold, copper)

note: gypsum deposits have never been exploited

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

• automotive parts,
• phosphate mining and processing,
• aerospace,
• food processing,
• leather goods,
• textiles,
• construction,
• energy,
• tourism

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

• meatpacking,
• fish processing,
• dairy products,
• pasta,
• beverages;
• mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)

• uranium mining,
• petroleum,
• cement,
• brick,
• soap,
• textiles,
• food processing,
• chemicals,
• slaughterhouses

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

• cement,
• agricultural products,
• small-scale beverages,
• soap,
• furniture,
• shoes,
• plastic goods,
• textiles,
• cigarettes

• construction,
• crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork),
• fishing,
• collectible postage stamps

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

agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair

• fishing,
• tourism,
• beverages

• diamond mining;
• iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining;
• small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear);
• petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair

• light industries,
• including sugar refining,
• textiles,
• wireless communication

• mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium),
• automobile assembly,
• metalworking,
• machinery,
• textiles,
• iron and steel,
• chemicals,
• fertilizer,
• foodstuffs,
• commercial ship repair

• oil,
• cotton ginning,
• textiles,
• cement,
• edible oils,
• sugar,
• soap distilling,
• shoes,
• petroleum refining,
• pharmaceuticals,
• armaments,
• automobile/light truck assembly

• agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine);
• mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash;
• cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer

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

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

• sugar,
• brewing,
• tobacco,
• cotton textiles;
• cement,
• steel production

phosphate mining, handicrafts

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

• mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel;
• wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages

• fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut);
• gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining;
• handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards

• fish processing;
• aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production;
• geothermal power, hydropower, tourism

• small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement;
• handwoven carpets;
• natural gas, coal, copper

• diamond processing,
• metal-cutting machine tools,
• forging and pressing machines,
• electric motors,
• knitted wear,
• hosiery,
• shoes,
• silk fabric,
• chemicals,
• trucks,
• instruments,
• microelectronics,
• jewelry,
• software,
• food processing,
• brandy,
• mining

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

• jute,
• cotton,
• garments,
• paper,
• leather,
• fertilizer,
• iron and steel,
• cement,
• petroleum products,
• tobacco,
• pharmaceuticals,
• ceramics,
• tea,
• salt,
• sugar,
• edible oils,
• soap and detergent,
• fabricated metal products,
• electricity,
• natural gas

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

• world leader in gross value of industrial output;
• mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal;
• machine building;
• armaments;
• textiles and apparel;
• petroleum;
• cement;
• chemicals;
• fertilizers;
• consumer products (including footwear, toys, and electronics);
• food processing;
• transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, aircraft;
• telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites

• steel,
• machine tools,
• electrical appliances,
• mining (manganese, copper, gold),
• chemicals,
• wood products,
• wine

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

among world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods

• oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, uranium, iron and steel;
• tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials

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

• electronics,
• telecommunications,
• automobile production,
• chemicals,
• shipbuilding,
• steel

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

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

• construction and construction materials;
• mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, gold);
• oil;
• food and beverages;
• processing of animal products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing

• tourism, carpets, textiles;
• small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills;
• cigarettes, cement and brick production

• textiles and apparel,
• food processing,
• pharmaceuticals,
• construction materials,
• paper products,
• fertilizer,
• 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;
• defense industries (including radar, missile production, advanced electronic components), 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, tobacco and other agricultural commodities;
• telecommunications, insurance, banking;
• tourism, shipping;
• clothing, textiles;
• cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction

• aluminum,
• cement,
• vegetable oil

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

• textiles,
• food processing,
• machine building,
• metallurgy,
• mining,
• hydrocarbon extraction,
• chemicals

• tourism,
• boat building,
• offshore financial services

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

• tourism,
• petroleum transshipment facilities,
• banking

• tourism,
• banking,
• oil bunkering,
• maritime industries,
• transshipment,
• salt,
• rum,
• aragonite,
• pharmaceuticals

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

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

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

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

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

• petroleum,
• nickel,
• cobalt,
• pharmaceuticals,
• tobacco,
• construction,
• steel,
• cement,
• agricultural machinery,
• sugar

• tourism,
• petroleum refining,
• petroleum transshipment,
• light manufacturing,
• financial and business services

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

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

• food processing,
• beverages,
• petroleum,
• chemicals,
• fertilizer,
• textiles,
• furniture,
• light metals

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

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

• textiles,
• sugar refining,
• flour milling,
• cement,
• light assembly using imported parts

• sugar,
• coffee,
• woven and knit apparel,
• wood products,
• cigars

• tourism,
• bauxite/alumina,
• agricultural-processing,
• light manufactures,
• rum,
• cement,
• metal,
• paper,
• chemical products,
• telecommunications

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

• food processing,
• chemicals,
• machinery and metal products,
• knit and woven apparel,
• petroleum refining and distribution,
• beverages,
• footwear,
• wood,
• electric wire harness manufacturing,
• mining

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

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

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

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

• tourism,
• light industry and manufacturing,
• heavy industry

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

tourism, light industry

• petroleum and petroleum products,
• liquefied natural gas (LNG),
• methanol,
• ammonia,
• urea,
• steel products,
• beverages,
• food processing,
• cement,
• cotton textiles

tourism, offshore financial services

• tourism,
• watch assembly,
• rum distilling,
• construction,
• pharmaceuticals,
• electronics

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

• tourism (particularly skiing),
• banking,
• timber,
• furniture

• construction,
• machinery,
• vehicles and parts,
• food,
• metals,
• chemicals,
• lumber and wood,
• paper and paperboard,
• communications equipment,
• tourism

• metal-cutting machine tools,
• tractors,
• trucks,
• earthmovers,
• motorcycles,
• televisions,
• synthetic fibers,
• fertilizer,
• textiles,
• radios,
• refrigerators

• engineering and metal products,
• motor vehicle assembly,
• transportation equipment,
• scientific instruments,
• processed food and beverages,
• chemicals,
• base metals,
• textiles,
• glass,
• petroleum

• steel,
• coal,
• iron ore,
• lead,
• zinc,
• manganese,
• bauxite,
• aluminum,
• motor vehicle assembly,
• textiles,
• tobacco products,
• wooden furniture,
• ammunition,
• domestic appliances,
• oil refining

• electricity, gas, water;
• food, beverages, tobacco;
• machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel

• 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,
• tourism

• motor vehicles,
• metallurgy,
• machinery and equipment,
• glass,
• armaments

• iron,
• steel,
• nonferrous metals,
• chemicals,
• food processing,
• machinery and transportation equipment,
• textiles and clothing,
• electronics,
• construction,
• furniture and other wood products,
• shipbuilding and refurbishment,
• windmills,
• pharmaceuticals,
• medical equipment

• engineering,
• electronics,
• wood and wood products,
• textiles;
• information technology,
• telecommunications

among the world's largest and most technologically advanced regions, the EU industrial base includes: ferrous and non-ferrous metal production and processing, metal products, petroleum, coal, cement, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, construction equipment, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, electrical power equipment, machine tools and automated manufacturing systems, electronics and telecommunications equipment, fishing, food and beverages, furniture, paper, textiles

• fishing,
• fish processing,
• small ship repair and refurbishment,
• handicrafts

• metals and metal products,
• electronics,
• machinery and scientific instruments,
• shipbuilding,
• pulp and paper,
• foodstuffs,
• chemicals,
• textiles,
• clothing

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

among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, automobiles, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles

• tourism,
• banking and finance,
• ship repairing,
• tobacco

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

tourism, banking

• printing;
• production of coins, medals, postage stamps;
• mosaics, staff uniforms;
• worldwide banking and financial activities

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

• pharmaceuticals,
• chemicals,
• computer hardware and software,
• food products,
• beverages and brewing;
• medical devices

• financial services,
• light manufacturing,
• tourism

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

• tourism,
• banking and finance,
• dairy,
• electronics

• mineral mining,
• construction materials,
• base metals,
• leather,
• machinery,
• appliances,
• foodstuffs and beverages,
• textiles

• processed foods,
• processed wood products,
• textiles,
• processed metals,
• pharmaceuticals,
• railroad cars,
• synthetic fibers,
• electronics

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

• metal-cutting machine tools,
• electric motors,
• television sets,
• refrigerators and freezers,
• petroleum refining,
• shipbuilding (small ships),
• furniture,
• textiles,
• food processing,
• fertilizers,
• agricultural machinery,
• optical equipment,
• lasers,
• electronic components,
• computers,
• amber jewelry,
• information technology,
• video game development,
• biotechnology

banking and financial services, construction, real estate services, iron, metals, and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation and logistics, chemicals, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism, biotechnology

• tourism,
• electronics,
• ship building and repair,
• construction,
• food and beverages,
• pharmaceuticals,
• footwear,
• clothing,
• tobacco,
• aviation services,
• financial services,
• information technology services

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

• banking,
• insurance,
• tourism,
• construction,
• small-scale industrial and consumer products