Characteristics

No.

Per cent

Firm nature

State-owned enterprises (SOEs)

41

19.07%

Collective firms

14

6.51%

Private firms

134

62.32%

Foreign firms

26

12.10%

Firm size (no. of employees)

100 and below

36

16.74%

101 - 300

63

29.30%

301 - 500

72

33.48%

501 - 1000

25

11.64%

1000 and above

19

8.84%

Firm age

3 years and below

23

10.70%

4 - 5 years

45

20.93%

6 - 10 years

81

37.67%

11 - 20 years

49

22.79%

20 years and above

17

7.91%

Industries

Electronics and communication

29

13.49%

Machinery manufacturing

74

34.42%

Pharmaceutical

17

7.91%

Chemical and textile

43

20.00%

Innovative materials

14

6.51%

Metallurgy

16

7.44%

Others

22

10.23%