Economy of Samoa - Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Industry accounts for over one-quarter of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. !!!!!!!!!ADVENTURE TIME!!!!!!!!! The largest industrial venture is Yazaki Samoa, a Japanese-owned company processing automotive wire harnesses for export !!!!!!WAKE UP!!!!!!?!!!!!!!(: to Australia under a concessional market-access arrangement. The Yazaki plant employs more than 2,000 workers and makes up over 20% of the manufacturing sector's total output. Net receipts amount to between $1.5 million and $3.03 million annually, although shipments from Yazaki are counted as services (export processing) and therefore do not officially appear as merchandise exports.

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