Industrial Activities

Last update
03/25/2009

Business establishments (October 1, 2006)

Number of business establishments72,788 establishments
Number of employees718,492 employees

Manufacturing establishments (December 31, 2006)(establishment with 4 or more employees)

Number of business establishments2,112 establishments
Number of employees67,792 employees
Amount of products shipped2,660.8 billion yen

Commercial establishments (June 1, 2007)

Wholesalers

Number of establishments4,622 establishments
Number of employees46,583 employees
Annual product sales4,064.7 billion yen

Retailers

Number of establishments14,607 establishments
Number of employees99,619 people
Annual product sales1,796.4 billion yen
WardNumber of
establishments
(October 1, 2006)		Manufacturing establishments
with 4 or more employees		Commercial establishments
(wholesaling/retailing)
Number of
manufacturing
establishments
(Dec.31,2006)		Amount of
products shipped,
and others in 2006
(billion yen)		Number of
commercial
establishments
(June 1, 2007)		Annual sales
(billion yen)
Higashinada7,5732245,5441,9646,995
Nada5,896851,6891,5632,517
Chuo23,2811981,7055,93826,727
Hyogo8,3322837,4072,4547,451
Kita4,934811,2251,3592,219
Nagata6,9046021,4911,7222,533
Suma4,3261231721,1723,063
Tarumi5,35862921,4891,899
Nishi6,1844547,2851,5685,208

Service business establishments (June 1, 2004)

Number of establishments28,807 establishments
Number of employees205,667 employees
Sales of department stores (2007)2,187 billion yen
Sales of supermarket stores (2007)1,808 billion yen

Financial business (December 31, 2007)

Number of offices/branches236 offices/branches
Balance of outstanding deposits120,782 billion yen
Balance of outstanding loans66,816 billion yen

Agricultural business (August 1, 2007)

Number of agricultural households6,213 households
Population of agricultural workers25,348 people
Current area of farmland5,234ha

Fishing business (December 31, 2007)

Number of fishing households264 households
Number of fishers562 people