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machines, rice husking plants, agricultural implements, motorcycles, food products, domestic & industrial motors are being manufactured which have been displayed in Made-in-Gujranwala exhibitions every year. Its industries have developed and introduced various products at the national & international level. More than 500,000 workers have been deployed in the industrial units in Gujranwala while its share in national production was 9 per cent and in revenue 8 per cent.

The rural areas around Gujranwala produce a large variety of agricultural goods, the main crops grown are wheat, rice, potato, barley and millet.

The Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is established and Malik Zaheer ul Haq is current President of GCCI. Because of its ideal location on economic lifeline of G.T. Road in Punjab, Gujranwala city has long been a centre of trade and industry. The city was famous for its metal utensils manufacturing industry even under British rule before independence. Rapid growth was however, seen after independence in 1947. The number of industrial units enhanced from 40 in 1947 to more than 20,600 industrial units of Gujranwala were playing an important role in the national economy.

Gujranwala, Gujrat and Sialkot are the "golden triangle" of the division, playing important role in national economy, which has been acknowledged by foreign trade delegations during their visits in city. About 60% of Pakistan's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are located in the region of this Export Triangle of Pakistan.

Away from the international border, the city attracted artisans and investors from all sides and today it has three industrial estates.The Duddar Export Processing Zone is located on the main Gujranwala-Lahore Grand Trunk Road. The Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) and Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) jointly developed this Export Processing Zone worth Rs99.40 million (US$1