Table 6. Profile of SSI Sector: Trends in production, exports and employment 
Year  No. of Units(lakh)   Production (Rs. crore)   Employment  Exports  
  Registered  Unregistered Total At current prices  At constant prices* (in lakh) (Rs. crore)  
                       
1991-92 NA NA 20.82 6.9 178699 160156 3.1 129.8 3.6 13883 43.7
1992-93 16.48 5.98 22.46 7.9 209300 169125 5.6 134.06 3.3 17785 28.1
1993-94 17.76 6.12 23.88 6.3 241648 181133 7.1 139.38 4.0 25307 42.3
1994-95 19.44 6.27 25.71 8.0 298886 266054 10.1 146.56 5.2 29098 14.9
1995-96 11.57 71.27 82.84 4.1 148290 121649 11.5 197.93 3.4 36470 25.5
1996-97 11.99 74.22 86.21 4.1 168413 135380 11.3 205.86 4.0 39248 7.6
1997-98 12.04 77.67 89.71 4.1 189178 147824 9.2 213.16 3.5 44442 13.2
1998-99 12.00 81.36 93.36 4.1 212901 159407 7.8 220.55 3.5 48979 10.2
1999-00 12.32 84.83 97.15 4.1 234255 170709 7.1 229.1 3.9 54200 10.7
2000-01 13.10 88.00 101.10 4.1 261289 184428 8.0 239.09 4.4 69797 28.8
2001-02 13.75 91.46 105.21 4.1 282270 195613 6.1 249.09 4.2 71244 2.1
2002-03 14.68 95.42 110.10 4.6 311993 210636 7.7 261.38 4.9 86013 20.7
2003-04(projected) 15.54 99.68 115.22 4.7 348059 226392** 7.5 273.97 4.8 NA NA
* 1993-94 prices, except for the years 1991-1992, 1992-93 and 1993-94 for which the the figures are at constant prices of 1990-91  
**  Based on growth rate of 7.48 per cent achieved in April-Dec 2003
Figures in italics indicate percentage growth over the previous year
Source: Ministry of small scale industry, Annual report