Mie's Industries
Manufacturing Industry in Mie
By major industry sector, Mie Prefecture has the highest number of people employed in manufacturing.
Mie Prefecture has a concentration of high technology industries, such as transportation equipment, electronic parts, and chemical industries. Above all, in 2014 in Japan, the electronic parts, devices & electronic circuit manufacturing industry ranks first in terms of the shipment value of manufactured goods, while the transportation machines & equipment manufacturing industry ranks in seventh place nationwide.
In addition, with a concentration of many small and medium-size companies that can boast world-leading levels of technology, the human resources who support these technologies are important regional resources of Mie Prefecture. Located nearly at the center of the main island of Honshu, Mie Prefecture enjoys excellent access to both Tokyo and Osaka. Furthermore, the prefecture provides sea routes that link Yokkaichi Port, an international hub port, with other Asian countries.
Composition ratio of shipment values of manufactured goods by industry
| Shipment values of manufactured goods(Unit: 10,000 yen) | Actual value Composition ratio（％） | |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation machines & equipment manufacturing | 226,917,427 | 21.5 |
| Electronic parts, devices, & electronic circuits manufacturing | 194,336,143 | 18.4 |
| Chemical products manufacturing | 136,484,126 | 12.9 |
| Petroleum & coal products manufacturing | 78,458,789 | 7.4 |
| Electrical machines & equipment manufacturing | 57,963,565 | 5.5 |
| Plastic products manufacturing (except otherwise classified) | 45,120,517 | 4.3 |
| Nonferrous metals manufacturing | 44,297,020 | 4.2 |
| Foods manufacturing | 39,992,982 | 3.8 |
| Metallic products manufacturing | 37,457,174 | 3.6 |
| General-purpose machines & equipment manufacturing | 32,411,994 | 3.1 |
| Production machines & equipment manufacturing | 25,993,538 | 2.5 |
| Ceramics, stone, & clay products manufacturing | 24,390,258 | 2.3 |
| Rubber products manufacturing | 22,389,006 | 2.1 |
| Information & communication machines and equipment manufacturing | 15,935,778 | 1.5 |
| Business-use machines & equipment manufacturing | 15,896,029 | 1.5 |
| Steel industry | 12,358,990 | 1.2 |
| Other manufacturing industries | 9,024,361 | 0.9 |
| Pulp, paper, & paper products manufacturing | 8,835,013 | 0.8 |
| Beverage, tobacco, & feedstuff manufacturing | 8,634,495 | 0.8 |
| Textile industry | 5,271,742 | 0.5 |
| Timber & wood products manufacturing (excluding furniture) | 4,389,600 | 0.4 |
| Printing & related industries | 4,197,424 | 0.4 |
| Furniture & fixtures manufacturing | 3,515,042 | 0.3 |
| Tanned leather, tanned leather products, & fur products manufacturing | - | - |
| Total | 1,054,271,013 | 100.0 |
[Source]
2014 Census of Manufacturers by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry