Table 8. Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group : PPS
July - August 2006
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| July | July | August | August
| (Preliminary) | (Revised) | (Preliminary) | (Revised)
Number |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
Sector of | No.of Responding | No.of Responding | No.of Responding | No.of Responding
Samples | Establishments | Establishments | Establishments | Establishments
(n) | (n') | Percent | (n') | Percent | (n') | Percent | (n') | Percent
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Manufacturing 268 248 92.5 264 98.5 245 91.4 259 96.6
Food manufacturing 68 59 86.8 65 95.6 61 89.7 63 92.6
Beverages 6 6 100.0 6 100.0 6 100.0 6 100.0
Tobacco 3 3 100.0 3 100.0 3 100.0 3 100.0
Textiles 12 12 100.0 12 100.0 12 100.0 12 100.0
Footwear and wearing apparel 10 10 100.0 10 100.0 10 100.0 10 100.0
Wood and wood products 7 7 100.0 7 100.0 7 100.0 7 100.0
Furniture and fixtures 11 7 63.6 10 90.9 8 72.7 9 81.8
Paper and paper products 11 11 100.0 11 100.0 10 90.9 11 100.0
Publishing and printing 2 2 100.0 2 100.0 2 100.0 2 100.0
Leather products 3 3 100.0 3 100.0 3 100.0 3 100.0
Rubber products 4 4 100.0 4 100.0 4 100.0 4 100.0
Chemical products 33 29 87.9 33 100.0 31 93.9 32 97.0
Petroleum products 3 3 100.0 3 100.0 3 100.0 3 100.0
Non-metallic mineral products 13 13 100.0 13 100.0 12 92.3 12 92.3
Basic metals 17 16 94.1 17 100.0 16 94.1 17 100.0
Fabricated metal products 5 5 100.0 5 100.0 5 100.0 5 100.0
Machinery excluding electrical 17 16 94.1 17 100.0 13 76.5 17 100.0
Transport equipment 10 10 100.0 10 100.0 8 80.0 10 100.0
Electrical machinery 17 17 100.0 17 100.0 17 100.0 17 100.0
Miscellaneous manufactures 16 15 93.8 16 100.0 14 87.5 16 100.0
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Source: Producer Price Survey (PPS)
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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