Table 6. Average Capacity Utilization by Major Sector
         July 2005 - August 2006

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                             |                2005                |                     2006
Sector                       |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
                             | July   Aug  Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec |  Jan    Feb   Mar   Apr   May  June  July   Aug
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MANUFACTURING                  80.2  80.2  80.2  80.4  80.4  80.4   80.0   80.0  80.1  80.1  80.2  80.2  80.2  80.3

Food manufacturing             80.9  81.0  81.1  81.7  81.7  81.6   80.7   81.0  81.4  81.2  81.2  81.2  81.2r 81.3
Beverages                      66.4  66.0  66.4  66.5  66.5  66.6   66.7   66.5  66.5  66.5  66.7  66.5  66.3  66.5
Tobacco                        68.0  66.8  66.7  66.7  68.0  66.6   66.7   65.2  65.2  65.2  65.2  65.3  65.4  65.2
Textiles                       79.5  80.2  79.5  80.2  80.2  79.4   80.2   80.2  80.2  80.2  80.2  80.2  79.2r 79.2
Footwear and wearing
  apparel                      77.0  77.4  77.4  77.2  77.0  77.4   76.9   77.2  77.4  77.2  77.1  77.2  77.4  77.2
Wood and wood products         67.7  67.4  67.5  65.7  66.4  66.3   66.4   66.4  66.6  66.4  66.6  66.6  67.0  67.4
Furniture and fixtures         76.0  75.5  76.3  75.4  75.9  76.6   75.2   75.4  76.3  76.0  75.2  76.3  76.2r 76.2
Paper and paper products       83.7  84.0  83.5  83.4  83.7  83.4   83.2   83.7  83.7  83.4  83.6  84.1r 84.0  83.7
Publishing and printing        76.7  78.0  79.3  76.6  78.0  76.5   76.7   76.5  76.6  76.4  76.7  76.6r 77.0r 76.9
Leather products               83.5  83.8  83.5  82.8  82.8  81.8   82.8   83.0  82.8  83.1  83.8  83.2  83.5  83.1
Rubber products                82.6  82.4  82.9  82.6  82.9  82.0   82.9   82.3  82.9  82.1  82.1  82.3  82.9  83.0
Chemical products              81.2  81.1  81.1  81.2  80.8  80.8   80.8   80.8  81.1  80.8  80.8  80.8r 81.1  81.3
Petroleum products             84.1  84.2  84.2  84.7  84.7  84.8   84.2   84.1  83.4  84.2  84.4  84.4  83.9  83.9
Non-metallic mineral
  products                     78.9  79.0  78.5  79.0  79.0  78.9   78.3   78.4  78.9  78.8  79.0  79.0  78.4r 78.8
Basic metals                   82.4  82.5  82.4  82.4  82.4  82.3   82.4   82.4  82.6  82.7  83.3  83.0  83.3  83.0
Fabricated metal products      73.5  74.1  73.5  73.5  74.2  78.3   72.3   74.1  74.6  74.1  74.4  74.2  74.2  74.4
Machinery excluding
  electrical                   86.5  86.5  86.4  86.5  86.5  86.0   86.2   86.0  86.2  86.0  86.0  86.0  86.0  86.0
Electrical machinery           84.0  83.7  84.2  84.6  84.2  84.3   84.0   83.6  84.4  83.9  84.1  84.0  84.4  84.4
Transport equipment            72.6  72.6  72.5  72.5  72.5  72.0   72.0   72.0  72.0  71.6  72.2  72.2  72.2  72.5
Miscellaneous manufactures     83.3  83.2  83.2  83.3  83.2  83.1   83.1   83.2  83.3  83.2  83.4  83.5  83.4r 83.6

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

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: October 25, 2006
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