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Figure 2.15 Sìze of manufacturing establishment by numbers employed, 1967-
1989.
2-4 5-9 10-29
No. of persons per establkluncnt
30-49 50 & over
Sancce: Rep, ofCypn», Labour Statistici 1993, pp. 42-44.
Despite its successes in the immediate aftermath of war in 1974, in generating
employment and foreign exchange, the manufacturing sector changed little. The
overall structure of the manufacturing sector remained predominantly small, low
tech and family run, with low capital to labour ratios and low productivity. The
main change, that followed the events of 1974, was in the proportions of output that
was exported and the countries it was exported to. Significant government emphasis
to both encourage growth and modernisation in manufacturing, particularly
interventionist after 1974, made little impact on the industry in Cyprus (Figure 2.15
above). Even in 1992 the largest sub-sector was stili Food, Beverages and Tobacco,
with nearly a 30% share of gross output and stili largely dependent on the
processing of locai agricultural products. The textiles, wearing apparel and leather
goods sub-sector was the second largest contributor to manufacturing output and,
together with Food, Beverages and Tobacco, they produced half the gross output of
the manufacturing sector 42 . Cypriot manufacturing at the beginning of the 1990s
42 Republic of Cyprus. 1993. Economie Outlook. 1993. Nicosia: Central Planning Commission,
p.30.
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