Publisher's Synopsis
This reference enables the reader to access international statistical analysis of industries and leading companies by country, industry SIC, product, service and company. It provides data on 440 manufactured products and commodities for 170 countries, arranged alphabetically. The first part of this guide contains approximately 40 industry profiles, each of which provides: a statistical analysis of the particular industry worldwide; a worldwide activity map; the country ranking of the top producers; and commentary and documentation regarding the industry sources and the reliability of the data.;The second part contains: 170 alphabetically arranged country entries providing a country profile, including the population, GDP, manufacturing employment; a list of manufacturing industries over multiple years; trade statistics including imports and exports; and leading commodities and products produced in the country.