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The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 4 Distribution of firms by industries

From: Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers: a firm-level analysis of Bangladesh in comparison with Vietnam

Industry

Vietnam

Bangladesh

No. of firms

Percentage

No. of firms

Percentage

Food and tobacco

451

14.11%

374

12.82%

Textile and garments

534

16.71%

817

28.01%

Leather

66

2.07%

335

11.48%

Wood

143

4.47%

19

0.65%

Paper and printing

129

4.04%

87

2.98%

Refined petroleum

5

0.16%

5

0.17%

Chemical

115

3.60%

267

9.15%

Rubber and plastic

107

3.35%

49

1.68%

Non-metallic mineral

381

11.92%

46

1.58%

Basic metal and fabricated metal

327

10.23%

94

3.22%

Machinery

125

3.91%

82

2.81%

Electric and electronic

73

2.28%

81

2.78%

Transport machine

70

2.19%

34

1.17%

Furniture, recycling

89

2.78%

158

5.42%

Construction

139

4.35%

7

0.24%

Service of motor vehicle

32

1.00%

26

0.89%

Wholesale

175

5.48%

27

0.93%

Retail

153

4.79%

259

8.88%

Hotel and restaurant

23

0.72%

141

4.83%

Transport, post, communication

47

1.47%

6

0.21%

IT

12

0.38%

3

0.10%

Total

3196

100.00%

2917

100.00%