JOHANNESBURG--November 15, 2012--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Tunisia experienced a 14.8% year-over-year (YoY) increase in industrial investment in the first nine months of 2012, showing a healthy recovery after the negative economic effects of the Arab Spring and the economic crisis in Europe. The government has identified manufacturing as a major employer and a source of foreign direct investment, and is boosting activity in the sector. The export of manufactured goods, particularly automotive parts and other mechanical products, have traditionally driven Tunisia's industrial sector.