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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