Table 12  Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group: MISSI  
          January 2008 - February 2008

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                                |   2008  |        January       |   2008  |       January        |         February
                                |         |     (Preliminary)    |         |      (Revised)       |      (Preliminary)
                                |  Number |----------------------|  Number |----------------------|----------------------
Sector                          |      of |      Responding      |      of |      Responding      |      Responding
                                | Samples |    Establishments    | Samples |    Establishments    |    Establishments
                                |     (n) | Number (n')| Percent |     (n) | Number (n')| Percent | Number (n') | Percent
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Manufacturing                        540          464       85.9      555          520       93.7         479        86.3

Food manufacturing                   119          101       84.9      122          112       91.8          96        78.7
Beverages                             13           13      100.0       14           14      100.0          12        85.7
Tobacco Products                      12           10       83.3       12           12      100.0          12       100.0
Textiles                              23           22       95.7       23           22       95.7          20        87.0
Footwear and wearing apparel          27           21       77.8       29           25       86.2          22        75.9
Leather Products                       7            5       71.4        7            6       85.7           6        85.7
Wood and wood products                18           16       88.9       19           18       94.7          17        89.5
Paper and paper products              21           17       81.0       21           20       95.2          20        95.2
Publishing and printing               13           11       84.6       13           12       92.3          11        84.6
Petroleum products                     4            4      100.0        4            4      100.0           4       100.0
Chemical products                     52           45       86.5       54           51       94.4          51        94.4
Rubber and plastic products           35           31       88.6       35           35      100.0          33        94.3
Non-metallic mineral products         24           21       87.5       24           21       87.5          20        83.3
Basic metals                          31           25       80.6       31           28       90.3          25        80.6
Fabricated metal products             18           14       77.8       19           17       89.5          16        84.2
Machinery except electrical           16           12       75.0       16           14       87.5          12        75.0
Electrical machinery                  52           45       86.5       57           55       96.5          50        87.7
Transport equipment                   15           13       86.7       15           15      100.0          13        86.7
Furniture and fixtures                26           25       96.2       26           26      100.0          26       100.0
Miscellaneous manufactures            14           13       92.9       14           13       92.9          13        92.9

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Source:  Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI)
         Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  April 25, 2008
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