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Faisalabad has a predominantly agriculture and industry-based economy and forms a backbone of Pakistan's textiles production sector. With a population exceeding 2 million, it is the country's third largest city. The area's status as the nation's industrial capital has allowed it essentially to experience rapid industrial development and nurture itself into a major growth center with high economic activity. This development has structurised all urban, semi-urban and rural industry throughout the region. Today, more than half of Faisalabad's population is engaged outside agriculture, letting a large number of villages and urban areas experience transition from agriculture to industries that are primarily export-based. The ongoing economic diversification has initially attracted migration from other parts of the country; merchants from surrounding districts also travel to Faisalabad frequently to engage in trade. Challenges which Faisalabad's economy currently faces includes gas and power load shedding, which has led to the closure and disruption of several textile and manufacturing factories. ==Gross Domestic Product== A PricewaterhouseCoopers study released in 2009, surveying the 2008 GDP of the top cities in the world, calculated Faisalabad's GDP (PPP) at $35 billion. The city was third in Pakistan behind Karachi ($78 billion) and Lahore ($40 billion). Faisalabad's GDP is projected to rise to $37 billion in 2025 at a growth rate of 5.7%, higher than the growth rates of 5.5% and 5.6% predicted for Karachi and Lahore.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PricewaterhouseCoopers Media Centre )〕 Faisalabad has a strong industrial base including textiles, jewellery, home furniture, chemical, food processing, soap making, paints, polymers and pharmaceuticals, assisted by the expanding transport network which includes newly built motorway and highways to Lahore, Multan, Sargodha and Islamabad/Rawalpindi. Faisalabad is one of the three planned cities of the country. The eight bazaars of the city each have different types of markets and goods. Establishment of a dry port at Gatti, a few kilometres away from the main city has greatly boosted economic activities in Faisalabad by facilitating direct imports and exports of goods and cargo. The rise of the middle class as a result of economic boom in the past decade has led to the construction of major malls and shopping plazas amid investment from the United Arab Emirates as well as many European firms. Faisalabad has been called the "Manchester of Pakistan" because it has a major impact on the economy of Pakistan. The city also generates 25% revenue for the trade and commerce activity of Pakistan. Rise of a few good universities, many good professional schools and primary and secondary education schools by private sector has contributed a lot not only to the education sector but also to the economy of the city. Faisalabad Chamber Of Commerce and Industries plays a vital role in the development of commerce and industry in Faisalabad. Established in 1975, the organisation has been able to achieve several milestones for commercial and industrial development. Faisalabad is also home to the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, a body that represents the textile industry of Pakistan at all national and international forums. Mian Muhammad Mansha, an industrialist from Faisalabad has remained the chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association for a decade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Faisalabad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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