SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE SECTOR
| LUXEMBOURG |
| ARTISANAT SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE SECTOR |
Term denoting the heterogeneous sector made up of some 4,000 small and medium-sized firms employing almost 25 per cent. of the economically active population of Luxembourg. They represent more than 150 different occupations (traditionally grouped into: food; fashion, health and hygiene; mechanical engineering; building and decorating; and miscellaneous), producing consumer and capital goods and supplying services, and are united in the Chambre des Métiers (Chamber of Craft Trades). Although the number of these enterprises has declined by 20 per cent. since 1970, during the same period their average size has more than doubled (from 5 to 11 employees) and some 18,000 additional jobs (representing an increase of 70 per cent.) have been created in the sector, particularly in the building industry. See also Chambers of Labour and Trade .
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