4-21. Value of Announced Foreign Investment in South Carolina by Industry: 1995 and Historical Totals

                                         FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THOUSANDS DOLLARS

                                                PERCENT        HISTORICAL        PERCENT
 INDUSTRY                         1995          OF TOTAL      THROUGH 1995       OF TOTAL

 TOTAL FOR ALL SECTORS        $1,832,931         100.0         $13,748,719        100.0     

 Food Products                    $4,275           0.2              $4,275 ***
 Textiles & Apparel              $58,546           3.2          $1,353,634          9.8
 Wood & Furniture                $19,764           1.1             $19,764 ***      0.1
 Paper & Printing                   $466          <.01            $429,113          3.1
 Chemicals                      $504,0            27.5          $3,911,929         28.5
 Rubber/Plastics                $715,694          39.1            $743,812 **       5.4
 Metals & Equipment 1/          $500,725          27.3          $4,842,717         35.2
 Remaining Manufacturing 2/      $14,697           0.8          $1,711,345         12.4
 MANUFACTURING TOTAL 3/       $1,818,281          99.2          $1,913,363 *       13.9

 Distribution                    $13,000           0.7            $108,082 *        0.8
 Mgt./Business Services 3/        $1,650           0.1            $599,870 *        4.4

2/: Represents Food, Wood, Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing.

3/: Includes all businesses with an SIC Code of 7xxx or 8xx. This category includes companies providing computer-related services, research & development, and some headquarters, which were historically listed separately in this table.

*: Begins with 1987 data. **: Begins with 1993 data. ***: Begins with 1995 data.

Source: S.C. Department of Commerce, Office of Information Management, March 1996.

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