- As of December 31, 2005, the manufacturing industry
(business establishments with four or more persons engaged)of
the city had 6,333 establishments (up2.4% from the previous year)
and 120,262 persons engaged (down 1.0%)with a product shipment
value of 3.6607 trillion yen (up 4.8%) and an added value of 1.323
trillion yen (up 3.7%). Among these four major indexes in manufacturing,
three indexes showed an improvement over the previous year.
- The composition of the manufacturing industry
in the city shows that the percentage of small and medium-sized
establishments is extremely high,with small-sized establishments
(with 4 to 29 persons engaged) accounting for 90.9% and medium-sized
establishments( with 30 to 299 personsengaged)accounting for 8.6%.
- The classification by segment of the manufacturing
industry in the city shows that general machinery ranks first
for all of the three indexes (number of business establishments,
number of persons engaged, and product shipment value). In product
shipmentvalue, generalmachinery,transportation equipment, electric
appliances, steel were, and food the five top segments, in that
order. The top three segments have remained unchanged since 1982.
In product shipment value by segment, general machinery and related
products showed a significant increase of 16.2%,while IT related
products and lumber/wood products decreased sharply by 28.6% and
27.1%, respectively.
- In the number of manufacturing business establishments
by ward, they aremost concentrated in Nakagawa Ward with 895 establishments,
followed by Minato Ward and Nishi Ward, in that order. In the
concentration of the manufacturing industry by region in the city,
different industries are concentrated in different areas:heavy
industry in the coastalarea around the Port of Nagoya (including
Minato Ward and Minami Ward), general machinery in the eastern
partof the city (including Chikusa Ward and Meito Ward), and urban
type industries around the downtown area (including Naka Ward).
- Recently in Japan, the share of the large cities
in the national product shipment value has been falling. The product
shipment valueof 14largecities accounts for about 12% of Japanﾕs
total. Among these 14 large cities,Nagoya City has been ranked
fifth for three consecutive years since 2002.
- The advancement of technologies that underpin
monozukuri (making things)is considered promising particularly
in enhancing the international competitiveness of the countryﾕs
manufacturing industry or creating new businesses. For this reason,
the city actively supports the advancement of technologies in
the monozukuri (making things) industry and development of new
technologies and products.
- The
traditional industries in Nagoya include Arimatsu and Narumi Shibori
(tie-dyed fabrics, one of the city’s six traditional arts and
crafts specified by law), Nagoya folding fans, and wooden tubs.
The city provides information and promotes activities to raise
public awareness about these traditional industries and to preserve
the skills of the craftspeople.
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