| 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 | |||||||||||