INDUSTRY
Accounting for around 4% of Japan's total industrial output, Hyogo ranks as one of the leading industrialized prefecture. In terms of output, the tertiary sector (services) accounts for around 66.1%, secondary industries (manufacturing) for 36.6%, and the primary sector (agriculture-fishery-forestry) for 0.8%. Hyogo Prefecture has various economic activities, including heavy industry, steel, transportation equipment, food products, chemical, and fashion. The electronics industry in this region has been growing recently.
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BASIC DATA
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| Item | Japan | Hyogo | % of national total national ranking |
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| Number of enterprises (1999) thousand | 6,203 | 247 | 4.0 % 7 |
| Labor force(1999) thousand | 53,807 | 2,122 | 3.9 % 7 |
| Value of shipping products (1999) 100 million yen |
2,910,857 | 135,787 | 4.7 % 7 |
| Annual sales (1998) 100 million yen |
6,392,851 | 158,703 | 2.5 % 8 |
| GDI/GPI* (FY1998) 100 million yen |
5,144,564 | 204,939 | 4.0 % 5 |
| University/junior college attendance ratio (2000) | 45.1% | 55.8% | - 2 |
