Nairobi Trade Industry is based on an agricultural economy. Tea, coffee, sugarcane, fruits, flowers, dairy and poultry products are the main products around which Nairobi industries have developed. Among the mineral based industries, steel, aluminum, lead, and cement are the predominant ones. In the services sector, Nairobi tourism is the main revenue generating source.
Agriculture contributes 24% of the national gross domestic produce (GDP), industry accounts for 16.7%, and services contributes 59.2% towards Kenya GDP.
Nairobi Industry
Industries in Nairobi are mostly in the small-scale and medium scale sectors. Industries manufacturing batteries, plastic goods, cigarettes, soaps, flour, and vegetable oil fall in this category. Coffee, Sugar factories, canned fruit and fruit juice, horticulture, dairy and poultry farming are other industries in the small and medium category. Nairobi industries in the large scale include steel, aluminum, textiles, oil refineries, cement, and ship repairing.
Nairobi tourism is the main service industry.
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A substantial portion of the services revenue, which accounts for 36% of the national GDP, comes from tourism, Nairobi trade and related activities.
A few of the renowned Nairobi industries include:
- Chandaria Industries Limited in Nairobi, Kenya, manufactures duplicating paper, tissue paper, and colored cover papers.
- Orbit Chemicals Industries Limited om Mombasa Road, Nairobi, manufactures industrial chemicals, and laboratory reagents.
- Topen Industries in Nairobi is a manufacturer of shoes, and shoe soles.
- Weltech Industries in Nairobi is a wire manufacturer.
- Osho Chemical Industries is a manufacturer of household and industrial chemicals located in Nairobi Industrial Estate, Nairobi.
Nairobi Tourism
Nairobi tourism is the highest revenue earner for the economy of Kenya. Well established hotel groups, tour operators of the highest class, Kenya wildlife and tourist attractions have contributed to the emergence of tourism as the most important economic activity of Nairobi in particular, and Kenya in general.
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