ABSTRACT
This research work is geared at evaluating the effectiveness of manufacturing sector in promoting economic development in Nigeria. This is very essential in the Nigerian economy is characterized by GDP dependence on manufacturing output. Indices of exchange rate, capacity utilization, electricity supply and industrial output are hereby studied for the period of 1985-2007 with respects to the effectiveness of manufacturing sector in promoting economic development in Nigeria. A simple linear and multiple regression model was used for this project and criteria were examined. From the findings of this research work, it was observed that manufacturing sector constitute an integral part of the industrial base of any nation. They form the foundation on which the industrial sector of any nation must be built. It is logical, therefore, to say emphatically, that without a properly developed manufacturing sector base, there can be no industrialisation of any sound foundation on which a sustainable economic growth and development could be based.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The development of the Nigerian Manufacturing sector has not been fully addressed and the impact has not been fully felt. Manufacturing sector in Nigeria has been experiencing a stunted growth and its, contribution to gross domestic product has remained low. For instance, the manufacturing sector as a whole remains small, according for only 6.6 percent of GDP in 2000 and 12 percent of employment (World Bank, 2002). The production indices (using 1990 as a base year (100) also indicated that while agriculture and services experienced modest growth from 103.5 and 101.5 to 133.6 and 297.0 between 1991 and 1999 respectively, manufacturing sector recorded a decline from 109.4 to 92.3 in the same period. It is also sad to mention that capacity utilization in the manufacturing sector declined from about 70.1% in 1980 to just 44.3 percent in 2002 (CBN 2002).
Moreso, the study attempts to establish an empirical relationship between manufacturing sector and other macroeconomic variables. The manufacturing sector is an integral part of the industrial sector in any economy. The major policies and measures applied to promote the development and the strategies and the policy reforms needed to accelerate the pace of industrialization.
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