Table 2  Producer Price Index, Year-on-Year and Month-on-Month Growth Rates for Manufacturing Sector	
          January 2007 - January 2008
          (2000=100)

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               |          TOTAL MANUFACTURING          |          FOOD MANUFACTURING
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             170.9            0.7                    161.8            5.7

Jan              169.6            2.6             -0.4   159.6            7.5              1.7
Feb              169.0            1.6             -0.4   159.7            6.0              0.1
Mar              170.1            1.7              0.7   160.0            5.8              0.2
Apr              171.2            1.4              0.6   160.0            5.1              0.0
May              171.2            0.6              0.0   161.6            6.3              1.0
Jun              171.7           -0.2              0.3   162.9            6.5              0.8
Jul              171.8           -1.3              0.1   162.8            6.2              0.0
Aug              171.2           -0.1             -0.4   162.8            5.8             -0.1
Sep              171.6            0.5              0.2   163.9            6.1              0.7
Oct              171.7            1.1              0.1   163.5            5.4             -0.2
Nov              171.0            0.9             -0.4   162.2            4.4             -0.8
Dec              170.2            0.0             -0.4   162.7r           3.7              0.3

2008

Jan              169.8            0.1             -0.3   166.3            4.2              2.2

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Table 2  (continued)

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               |                BEVERAGES              |              TOBACCO
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             147.0            3.0                    174.5           -0.5

Jan              147.5            4.0              1.5   174.5           -0.6             -0.4
Feb              145.8           10.9             -1.2   174.5           -0.6              0.0
Mar              148.4            4.7              1.8   174.5           -0.6              0.0
Apr              148.4            4.5              0.0   174.5           -0.6              0.0
May              146.7            3.3             -1.2   174.5           -0.6              0.0
Jun              146.7            3.3              0.0   174.5           -0.6              0.0
Jul              146.7            1.0              0.0   174.5           -0.6              0.0
Aug              146.7            1.0              0.0   174.5           -0.4              0.0
Sep              146.7            1.0              0.0   174.5           -0.4              0.0
Oct              146.7            1.0              0.0   174.5           -0.4              0.0
Nov              146.7            1.0              0.0   174.5           -0.4              0.0
Dec              146.7            1.0              0.0   174.5           -0.4              0.0

2008

Jan              150.2            1.8              2.4   175.7            0.7              0.7

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Table 2  (continued)

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               |                 TEXTILES              |           LEATHER PRODUCTS
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             135.7            0.5                    119.7            4.5

Jan              131.8            0.2             -3.3   117.1            3.8              1.1
Feb              131.9           -1.7              0.1   117.2            2.2               1/
Mar              135.0            0.9              2.3   117.2            1.2              0.0
Apr              135.1            1.2              0.1   117.2            1.2              0.0
May              136.2            1.2              0.8   117.2            1.0              0.0
Jun              136.7            1.2              0.3   121.1            8.1              3.3
Jul              137.0            1.5              0.3   121.3            8.3              0.2
Aug              137.0            1.4              0.0   121.3            7.1              0.0
Sep              137.0           -0.3              0.0   121.7            6.3              0.4
Oct              137.1           -0.1              0.1   121.7            4.6              0.0
Nov              136.9            0.2             -0.1   121.7            5.1              0.0
Dec              136.9            0.5              0.0   121.7            5.1              0.0

2008

Jan              134.4            2.0             -1.8   120.5            2.9             -1.0

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Table 2  (continued)

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               |      FOOTWEAR AND WEARING APPAREL     |        WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             264.5           10.4                    95.7           -4.4

Jan              259.9           18.1              1.0   96.1            -3.3             -3.5
Feb              261.1           18.7              0.4   96.1            -4.0              0.0
Mar              270.9           21.5              3.8   96.0            -4.0             -0.1
Apr              270.9           21.5              0.0   95.7            -4.5             -0.3
May              270.9           10.2              0.0   95.7            -4.3             -0.1
Jun              273.0           17.3              0.8   95.2            -4.9             -0.5
Jul              272.9            7.9              0.0   95.7            -4.6              0.6
Aug              260.8            6.5             -4.4   95.8            -4.7              0.1
Sep              256.7            2.4             -1.6   95.8            -4.3              0.0
Oct              258.5            2.1              0.7   95.5            -5.2             -0.3
Nov              256.7r           1.8             -0.7   95.3            -4.2             -0.2
Dec              261.5            1.6              1.9   95.3            -4.3              0.0

2008

Jan              262.0            0.8              0.2   98.8             2.8              3.8

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Table 2  (continued)

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               |         FURNITURE AND FIXTURES        |       PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             108.6          -13.2                    137.8            1.8

Jan              113.7           -8.2             -0.9   134.0           -1.8             -1.1
Feb              111.6          -11.8             -1.8   138.4            1.9              3.3
Mar              112.8           -9.2              1.0   140.2            2.5              1.3
Apr              111.5          -10.1             -1.1   138.5            1.5             -1.2
May              110.0          -11.3             -1.3   139.9            5.0              1.1
Jun              108.8          -16.5             -1.1   137.6            3.6             -1.7
Jul              107.3          -16.8             -1.3   141.5            6.5              2.9
Aug              109.5          -14.4              2.0   137.6            1.3             -2.2
Sep              110.5          -12.4              0.8   135.7           -0.2             -1.4
Oct              102.2          -18.5             -7.5   135.4            0.0             -0.2
Nov              105.5          -15.6              3.3   136.0r          -0.4              0.5
Dec              104.8           -8.6             -0.7   135.2r          -0.2             -0.6

2008

Jan              109.5           -3.7              4.5   135.6            1.2              0.3

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Table 2  (continued)

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               |        PUBLISHING AND PRINTING        |          CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             227.7           20.4                    160.5            2.4

Jan              227.7           14.9             20.9   158.4            1.0             -0.5
Feb              227.7           20.9              0.0   161.9            4.0              2.2
Mar              227.7           20.9              0.0   162.7            5.0              0.5
Apr              227.7           20.9              0.0   162.8            4.9              0.1
May              227.7           20.9              0.0   158.7            1.1             -2.5
Jun              227.7           20.9              0.0   160.3            2.6              1.0
Jul              227.7           20.9              0.0   159.3            1.3             -0.6
Aug              227.7           20.9              0.0   159.2            1.1             -0.2
Sep              227.7           20.9              0.0   160.1            1.5              0.6
Oct              227.7           20.9              0.0   160.8            2.0              0.5
Nov              227.7           20.9              0.0   161.5            3.3              0.4
Dec              227.7           20.9              0.0   160.6r           0.9             -0.5

2008

Jan              227.7            0.0              0.0   163.1            3.0              1.6

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Table 2  (continued)

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               |            PETROLEUM PRODUCTS         |            RUBBER PRODUCTS
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             243.1            0.0                     75.1            -19.1

Jan              224.2           -1.6             -2.8    74.7             -2.6         -28.4
Feb              219.6           -4.4             -2.0    75.3            -18.6           0.7
Mar              226.4           -1.7              3.1    75.3            -26.1           0.1
Apr              232.8           -1.8              2.8    76.7            -30.9           1.9
May              238.6           -5.6              2.5    76.7            -17.8           0.0
Jun              242.9           -6.3              1.8    75.1            -29.1          -2.1
Jul              248.7           -9.7              2.8    75.0            -30.3          -0.2
Aug              245.1           -5.5             -1.8    74.8            -10.4          -0.2
Sep              248.5            0.6              1.4    74.4             -6.5          -0.6
Oct              255.9            8.2              3.0    74.4             -7.6           0.0
Nov              263.3           14.1              2.9    74.6             -3.3           0.2
Dec              270.4           17.2              2.7    74.6            -28.5           0.0

2008

Jan              266.8           19.0             -1.3    76.5              2.4           2.6

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Table 2  (continued)

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               |     NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS     |      GLASS AND GLASS PRODUCTS f/
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             144.3            4.7                    202.5            3.6

Jan              142.3            3.3              1.9   190.6           -2.3             -2.5
Feb              141.9            2.8             -0.2   189.0           -3.2             -0.9
Mar              143.4            4.1              1.0   200.0            2.5              5.8
Apr              143.3            3.9             -0.1   211.0            8.1              5.5
May              146.7            6.4              2.4   204.1            4.5             -3.3
Jun              147.8            6.4              0.7   213.8            9.5              4.8
Jul              147.8            7.4              0.0   204.1            4.6             -4.5
Aug              142.9            6.3             -3.3   202.9            3.7             -0.6
Sep              144.2            7.2              0.9   201.0            2.7             -0.9
Oct              143.7            2.9             -0.3   204.1            4.3              1.6
Nov              142.4            1.8             -0.9   188.3           -3.7             -7.7
Dec              145.0            3.9              1.9   220.7           12.8             17.2

2008

Jan              145.5            2.3              0.4   212.8           11.6             -3.6

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f/ - Subsector of Non-Metallic Mineral Products

Table 2  (continued)

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               |               CEMENT f/               | MISC. NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS f/
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             169.6           11.2                    153.1            4.3

Jan              136.8            2.6              0.9   135.4            5.9              4.5
Feb              136.3            1.9             -0.3   135.4            5.7              0.0
Mar              137.0            2.8              0.5   135.9            6.3              0.4
Apr              135.4            1.6             -1.2   135.8            5.8             -0.1
May              141.9            6.5              4.8   137.1            6.7              0.9
Jun              142.6            5.9              0.5   137.1            6.3              0.0
Jul              143.2            8.0              0.5   137.9            7.6              0.6
Aug              134.1            4.7             -6.4   137.9            9.2              0.0
Sep              136.8            6.7              2.0   137.9            9.2              0.0
Oct              135.6           -0.1             -0.9   137.9            6.4              0.0
Nov              135.4           -0.3             -0.1   137.9            6.4              0.0
Dec              135.3           -0.2              0.0   138.5            6.9              0.4

2008

Jan              135.3           -1.0              0.0   141.2            4.3              1.9

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f/ - Subsector of Non-Metallic Mineral Products

Table 2  (continued)

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               |              BASIC METALS             |           IRON AND STEEL g/
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             214.6           13.2                    239.1           11.4

Jan              190.9            3.2             -1.3   218.0           -1.2              1.1
Feb              192.6            3.6              0.8   219.4            2.8              0.7
Mar              202.5            9.0              5.2   226.8            6.1              3.4
Apr              206.2            8.5              1.8   227.0            6.0              0.1
May              213.7           11.3              3.6   235.4            9.8              3.7
Jun              213.9           13.1              0.1   237.3           10.3              0.8
Jul              220.6           16.4              3.1   252.4           17.2              6.4
Aug              224.8           19.1             -0.3   251.8           17.3             -0.2
Sep              224.0           16.8             -0.3   249.1           15.8             -1.1
Oct              227.8           19.0              1.7   252.9           17.6              1.5
Nov              223.9r          17.0             -1.7   249.5           16.0             -1.3
Dec              228.9           18.4              2.2   249.3           15.6             -0.1

2008

Jan              235.0           23.1              2.7   254.3           16.7              2.0

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g/ - Subsector of Basic Metals

Table 2  (continued)

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               |          NON-FERROUS METALS g/        |       FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             176.4           16.0                    144.5           -1.2

Jan              151.3            4.6             -4.7   145.2           -1.4             -1.1
Feb              153.0            4.7              1.1   140.4           -4.6             -3.3
Mar              165.1           13.4              7.9   140.4           -4.5              0.0
Apr              172.8           12.7              4.7   144.5           -1.7              2.9
May              178.8           13.8              3.4   143.9           -2.3             -0.4
Jun              177.1           17.4             -0.9   146.9           -0.3              2.1
Jul              184.5           22.0              4.2   144.8           -1.5             -1.5
Aug              183.2           21.9             -0.5   146.6            3.4              1.3
Sep              184.7           18.3              0.9   143.6           -0.8             -2.1
Oct              188.2           21.1              1.9   146.6            0.0              2.1
Nov              183.9r          18.5             -2.3   145.5           -0.7             -0.7
Dec              195.1r          22.9              6.1   146.3           -0.4              0.5

2008

Jan              202.4           33.8              3.7   140.6           -3.1             -3.9

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g/ - Subsector  of Basic Metals


Table 2  ( continued)

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               |     MACHINERY, EXCLUDING ELECTRICAL   |         ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             166.8            1.9                    196.2            -7.3

Jan              165.6            6.3             -1.0   203.7            -1.0            -2.1
Feb              164.2            2.2             -0.9   201.9            -3.2            -0.9
Mar              159.9            0.5             -2.6   203.5            -2.7             0.8
Apr              164.5            1.2              2.9   202.7            -3.9            -0.4
May              165.2            1.1              0.4   199.8            -4.8            -1.4
Jun              165.7            0.4              0.4   197.9            -9.3            -1.0
Jul              168.2            1.1              1.5   193.4           -12.0            -2.3
Aug              167.8            1.3             -0.2   194.3            -9.1             0.4
Sep              169.9            2.2              1.3   193.3            -9.3            -0.5
Oct              169.8            2.4              0.0   192.1            -9.1            -0.6
Nov              172.7r           3.9              1.7   188.1           -11.0            -2.1
Dec              168.3            0.6             -2.6   183.1           -12.0            -2.6

2008

Jan              169.2            2.2              0.6   182.3           -10.5            -0.5

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Table 2  (concluded)

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               |          TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT          |      MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES
Year and Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates |       | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2007             169.6           11.2                    153.1            4.3

Jan              129.1            4.0              4.5   124.9           -1.6              0.9
Feb              128.6            4.0             -0.4   123.6           -1.6             -1.0
Mar              128.0            2.1             -0.5   124.0           -0.8              0.3
Apr              130.3            3.9              1.8   119.7           -4.4             -3.4
May              130.4            2.4              0.1   112.9          -10.5             -5.7
Jun              131.6            2.4              0.9   111.9          -12.6             -0.9
Jul              130.7            0.9             -0.7   111.3          -12.1             -0.5
Aug              129.9            1.5             -0.7   112.0          -10.6              0.6
Sep              129.7            4.7             -0.2   112.2          -10.1              0.2
Oct              129.1            6.3             -0.4   110.4          -11.3             -1.6
Nov              127.4            4.8             -1.3   103.4          -16.7             -6.3
Dec              127.0            2.9             -0.3   102.7          -17.0             -0.7

2008

Jan              126.3           -2.1             -0.6    95.4          -23.6             -7.1

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Note:    r - revised due to updating of data from late responding establishments

Source:  Producer Price Survey (PPS)
         Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  March 6,  2008
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