Establishments Number of Enterprises by Economic Activity, 1999-
2002
| Economic Activity | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Industrial | 16,057 | 16,030 | 14,578 | 14,158 |
| Financial Intermediation | 691 | 696 | 578 | 475 |
| Construction | 502 | 462 | 328 | 274 |
| Transport, storage & communications | 756 | 750 | 507 | 443 |
| Services activities (profit and non-profit) | 14,318 | 14,332 | 12,708 | 12,700 |
| Wholesale, retail trade & repairs | 41,918 | 41,918 | 39,421 | 40,089 |
| Total | 74,242 | 74,188 | 68,120 | 68,139 |