109. In EEyrt, \-:J c1'e me.nufacturin[ production increacec at an averaee rate of 10 per c'-ut betvr.eer. 1978 anc 1980, the crop tc only 2.2 rer cent reflected the ~low frowth of a£ricultural out­ put anc foreicn e:xchanre cifficulties. '.Lhis had a cirect irrpact on in~ustry, where foe~ processinr anf te>tiles represent abcut L.tU per cent cf total output. The slcwer ero\-Ith tias also to some eYtent tne result cf sbcrtares c! skillee'labour, because of an outflow cf lt...ucur tcwarC::s oil-eYpcrtin[ countries in the Arabian peninsula. In Mcrcccc, rranufacturinf procuction stafnated, be­ cause o: the droucht whicJ, affectec arriculture curinr the 1980/81 seascn, an6 the weakness c~ correstic derrand. Particular­ ly hare-hit were the surar anc dairy inousccries. In ~unisia, the rate cf rrowth of mnnufacturinr dropped in 1981, and is estimatef to nave fallen further tc cnly 3.4 per cent in 1982. 110. Ir: i:Jeneebl, followinr the droupht in the 1979/80 season and poor prcund-nu~ supplies in 1980/81, the output of rroun~-nut oil mills, which cont1ibute e major nhare of manufaSturinr out­ put, declined by 86.5 per ccr.1.. In the Ivory Coas-t;, incustrial development has been eYcepticnally r~pic in the last 10 years; value ad~ec in manufacturinr was more thun ~1 billion in 1981, ana the country occupies si;:th place in developinr Africa in ter~s of volume. However, the industry has been seriously affec­ ted by th~ ~ow level of demand in the econcmy, on~ ineustrial ac­tivity has slo~~L cown mark~dly. Investment continued to rrow, but more ~lowly, and fc1 the first ti~e e~ployrnent decreased (by some 2.5 per cent). In Nireri~, rr.anufacturinf output totalled $4.3 billion in 1981, but the race of cevelopment slewed marked­ ly. Serious di:'ficulties arcse from shcrtaft:S of raw materials, cis rupti en of e · ect rici ty supplies Hn d srnurclinr. ;:)ruurrlinr \':as 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the economic situation of several countries, mentioning factors such as industrial production, agricultural output, foreign exchange difficulties, and droughts. It also touches on the impact of these factors on employment and investment. This suggests that the text is focused on economic development and the challenges that these countries face.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry