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

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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