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Analysis of the Growth of Manufacturing Industries in Bangladesh

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  • Sumonkanti Das
  • Md. Azizul Baten

    (Address for correspondence: Md. Azizul Baten, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Shah Jalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh. Email: baten@sust.edu; baten_math@yahoo.com)

  • Md. Masud Rana

    (Sumonkanti Das and Md. Masud Rana are with the Department of Statistics, Shah Jalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.)

  • Md. Abdul Kheleque

    (Md. Abdul Kheleque is at the Department of Statistics and Computer, Dhaka Commerce College, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

Abstract

In this article, industrial growth of some manufacturing industries in Bangladesh has been studied using Census of Manufacturing Industries (CMI) Data from the years 1981–82 to 1999–2000. Higher increasing growth in value added for some industries in the post-liberalization period (1991–92 to 1999–2000) while for the most important industries, satisfactory growth level in the pre-liberalization period (1981–82 to 1990–91) has been experienced. Highest growth in fixed capital and improved concentration level in employment have been examined. Comparatively, capital goods industries showed highest significant annual growth rate (13.95 per cent). All manufacturing industries registered positive and negative employment elasticities with respect to value added and fixed capital whereas only positive output elasticities with respect to fixed capital and employment for the same.

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  • Sumonkanti Das & Md. Azizul Baten & Md. Masud Rana & Md. Abdul Kheleque, 2008. "Analysis of the Growth of Manufacturing Industries in Bangladesh," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 9(1), pages 85-108, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soueco:v:9:y:2008:i:1:p:85-108
    DOI: 10.1177/139156140700900104
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    Keywords

    JEL: 03; JEL: 04; JEL: R3; Growth; Shares; Concentration; Elasticities;
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    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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