4-17. Announced Employment and Capital Investment in New
and Expanding Firms in South Carolina by Industry: 1995
TOTAL
INDUSTRY NEW EXPANDING 1/ NUMBER PERCENT
NUMBER OF PLANTS
Food & Kindred Products 3 41 44 4.4
Textile Mill Products 5 85 90 9.0
Apparel 4 46 50 5.0
Wood & Furniture * 74 * *
Paper & Printing 0 105 105 10.5
Chemicals 4 91 95 9.5
Rubber & Plastics 8 73 81 8.1
Metals & Equipment 3/ 33 354 387 38.7
Remaining 4/ * 66 * N/A
MANUFACTURING TOTAL 2/ 64 935 999 100.0
EMPLOYMENT
Food & Kindred Products 480 949 1,429 6.6
Textile Mill Products 335 1,657 1,992 9.3
Apparel 392 634 1,026 4.8
Wood & Furniture 500 491 991 4.6
Paper & Printing 0 590 590 2.7
Chemicals 230 1,223 1,453 6.8
Rubber & Plastics 831 2,493 3,324 15.5
Metals & Equipment 3/ 2,900 7,335 10,235 47.6
Remaining 4/ 117 342 459 2.1
MANUFACTURING TOTAL 2/ 5,785 15,714 21,499 100.0
INVESTMENT (In Thousands)
Food & Kindred Products 38,000 43,322 81,322 1.6
Textile Mill Products 44,000 377,312 421,312 8.2
Apparel 28,800 19,441 48,241 0.9
Wood & Furniture 18,900 46,529 65,429 1.3
Paper & Printing 0 181,107 181,107 3.5
Chemicals 83,000 1,487,021 1,570,021 30.5
Rubber & Plastics 42,200 799,491 841,691 16.4
Metals & Equipment 3/ 429,076 1,314,779 1,743,855 33.9
Remaining 4/ 50,760 136,616 187,378 3.6
MANUFACTURING TOTAL 2/ 734,736 4,405,618 5,140,356 100.0
*: The information in this category has been supressed to protect data
which industries requested remain confidential.
1/: Represents the additional investment or employment created by
expansions at existing facilities.
2/: Excludes Distribution, Corporate Headquarters, Research and
Computer-Related Services.
3/: Includes Primary Metal; Fabricated Metal; All Machinery; Transport and
Electrical Equipment; and Instruments.
4/: Represents Petroleum; Leather; Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete;
Miscellaneous Manufacturing; and Tobacco.
Note: Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: S.C. Department of Commerce, Office of Information Management,
March 1996.
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