Industry & Investment

Table 89 - Industry wise distribution of factories and factory employment

Category 1991 1997
  Factories Workers Factories Workers
Food products 292 17,796 253 176
Beverages, tobacco and related products 10 3,009 9 25
Cotton textiles 133 86,704 144 687
Wool, silk, man made fibre textiles, jute 776 28,851 381 134
Textile products incl. wearing apparels 651 17,266 787 237
Wood & wood products 350 2,756 313 20
Paper & paper products 634 18,407 640 161
Leather and products 48 972 67 15
Basic chemical & products 575 41,846 502 345
Rubber, plastic, petroleum & coal products 671 23,901 545 156
Non metallic mineral products 184 8,006 143 57
Basic metal & alloys  249 14,341 208 111
Metal products and parts except machinery 917 26,213 850 240
Machinery & equipment 1,253 60,691 1065 614
Other than transport equipment        
Transport equipment & parts 153 32,106 136 239
Other mfg industries 381 17,453 519 260
Total (incl others) 8,265 466,495 6563 3477
Note: Figures in brackets show % to total
  • Cotton textiles and machinery & equipment (other than transport equipment) were the major employing segments in Mumbai's factory sector in 1997