Abstract
Spatial association in manufacturing industries is a key factor as we consider industrial location and agglomeration. In this paper, we propose a method to verify and analyze two types of spatial associations. One is spatical association between industries, other is spatial association within industry. Then, this method is applied with actual data of industrial estates in Kitakanto area. The results of the analysis are summarized as follows. (1) Some pairs of industires have tendency to associate and form spatial clump whether mutual tarnsaction exists or not. (2) Certain kinds of industries gather themselves in specified area because of spatial association within industry, and the others locate at random. (3) Industries are classified into four groups based on the degree of two types of spatial association .
