Table 4.  Volume of Net Sales, Year-on-Year and Month-on-Month Growth Rates for Manufacturing Sector
          January 2005 - August 2006

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                |       TOTAL MANUFACTURING     |       FOOD MANUFACTURING      |           BEVERAGES
 Year and Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                      -0.4              1.1            3.1              1.9            3.7              1.5

Jan                       -2.8            -10.7           -4.3            -18.3           14.2            -24.8
Feb                       -5.7              3.0           -4.1              4.7           16.6             16.2
Mar                       -5.4              9.9           -4.5              6.8           -1.4             12.4
Apr                        4.1              4.7            6.9              5.6           11.7             -0.9
May                       -0.7             -2.7           -9.1             -6.5           13.3              3.7
Jun                       -1.0              2.7           -2.4              3.8            2.6             -5.7
Jul                       -3.7             -2.3            2.8              4.0           -5.8            -22.4
Aug                        3.2              2.0            7.8              1.9           -0.5             -3.3
Sep                       -4.5             -0.5           -3.4             -0.9           -9.3              7.8
Oct                        0.4              4.6           18.6             13.0           -3.0             12.4
Nov                        6.0              0.1            8.5             -2.7            0.5             -1.5
Dec                        5.2              1.8           20.4             11.3            5.4             23.7

2006

Jan                        5.1            -16.5           25.2            -16.2            5.8            -24.6
Feb                       -1.0             -0.7           19.0              1.9            6.1             16.5
Mar                       -3.0             10.2           16.1              5.6            2.2              8.3
Apr                      -13.1             -6.8            1.4             -6.5          -10.5            -13.2
May                       -4.2              7.9           13.5              3.1          -13.0              0.8
Jun                       -5.5r             1.3r          13.6r             4.1r          -4.3              3.7
Jul                       -6.1r            -3.7r           0.6r            -8.1r          -3.7            -21.9
Aug                       -7.1              2.1            4.7              5.7           11.6             12.2

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Table 4. (continued)

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                |            TOBACCO            |            TEXTILES           | FOOTWEAR AND WEARING APPAREL
Year and Month  | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                     -22.6              5.5           -3.9             -0.9           10.9              1.3

Jan                      -73.3            -81.9            6.0             -6.2           18.3              5.2
Feb                      -65.5             27.3           14.3             18.4           -5.4             -5.9
Mar                      -44.8             64.5           11.3              0.4           -9.0              9.3
Apr                      -24.7             34.7           14.7             -4.1           10.6            -12.9
May                      -29.1              0.8            9.0              4.1           -5.8              6.8
Jun                      -23.2             20.2           -2.8             -5.5           25.5             21.8
Jul                       -4.5             -3.7          -20.9            -14.5           -1.4            -24.7
Aug                       33.1             10.9           -7.1             24.7           29.8             21.9
Sep                        9.7              0.1          -15.0            -10.7           20.9              4.1
Oct                      -12.0            -17.5          -15.4             -0.3           16.9             -1.1
Nov                        2.9             11.2          -24.2            -12.9           23.5              1.8
Dec                      -39.4             -0.1          -16.4             -3.9            7.4            -10.1

2006

Jan                      181.9            -15.8          -11.1             -7.0          -29.9            -30.3
Feb                       99.9            -24.9           -6.7             25.3          -19.6              7.0
Mar                       39.6             22.2           -7.9              1.2          -11.9             19.4
Apr                       -3.3             -9.6          -17.3            -14.8          -18.6            -19.1
May                        3.2              6.3           -7.8             16.1           -3.2             26.5
Jun                      -17.9             -5.9           -1.9              0.3          -31.3            -13.2
Jul                      -11.4r             2.0r          -7.3r           -14.7r          -8.9r            -0.4r
Aug                      -23.4             -2.1          -22.0              5.0          -18.5              9.3

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Table 4. (continued)

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                |     WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS    |     FURNITURE AND FIXTURES    |    PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS
Year and Month  | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                     -42.6             -5.6           33.8              3.1            8.9              0.9

Jan                        8.3            -12.7           34.3             -2.7            6.1              7.5
Feb                        5.9             -6.7           19.2              8.5           14.6             14.0
Mar                      -22.9              1.4           30.2             24.1           -2.7             -2.8
Apr                      -57.1            -42.2           48.3            -11.0           19.5             -1.2
May                      -41.8             35.7           26.8             -3.1           18.9              2.7
Jun                      -52.5            -23.6           11.9             -3.2           16.4              0.8
Jul                      -47.2              6.0           21.6              3.5            3.9             -6.0
Aug                      -56.0             -9.5           36.0              4.4            5.6              4.0
Sep                      -55.9              7.0           42.7             19.4           -1.5             -5.7
Oct                      -66.7            -24.8           52.1              1.9           16.2              2.4
Nov                      -64.1             11.7           45.8             -5.4            0.1             -3.2
Dec                      -61.6             -9.9           37.3              1.0            9.9             -1.3

2006

Jan                      -57.5             -5.7           11.9            -20.7            0.9             -1.3
Feb                      -59.9            -11.5            6.0              2.8          -14.7             -3.6
Mar                      -51.8             22.1           15.7             35.4          -12.3             -0.1
Apr                      -25.2            -10.8           -4.4            -26.5          -19.2             -8.9
May                      -37.3             16.3           -8.6             -7.3          -12.9             10.6
Jun                      -25.8             -9.6            7.1             13.3            2.3r            18.4r
Jul                      -19.7r            14.7r          -3.6r            -6.8r          -1.5r            -9.5
Aug                      -10.8              0.6           -4.5              3.4           -8.8             -3.6

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Table 4. (continued)

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               |      PUBLISHING AND PRINTING   |       LEATHER PRODUCTS        |        RUBBER PRODUCTS
Year and Month |  Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
               |  Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                      -7.6             -3.5            6.0              2.5            5.4             -0.3

Jan                        0.2            -41.1           -3.4             19.0           27.8             15.8
Feb                       -4.2             -6.2            6.9            -10.7           12.5             -7.6
Mar                       -0.7             12.7           24.8             48.7            4.7             13.9
Apr                        4.0             15.1           -9.9            -40.2            5.8              0.5
May                        6.4              5.5          -29.8             18.8            2.3             -6.9
Jun                       -3.9             -6.5          -33.8             13.8            5.4              4.4
Jul                        0.8              4.9           17.5             54.4            4.5             -0.4
Aug                       25.2             10.2           29.9             -0.2           11.0              0.1
Sep                      -20.1            -30.2           79.0              1.6            6.0             -1.3
Oct                      -21.6              1.7           12.3            -25.9            4.7              5.4
Nov                      -30.1              6.9           -4.0            -15.5          -12.0            -20.6
Dec                      -47.4            -15.1          -17.7            -34.3           -8.2             -6.5

2006

Jan                        2.4             11.5            8.7             43.3            4.7             32.3
Feb                       -5.7            -13.6           38.3             13.5            2.7             -9.4
Mar                       -2.1             17.4          -19.2            -10.5           -5.7              4.5
Apr                      -27.4            -12.6           54.0             12.5          -31.3            -26.9
May                      -19.5             17.0           76.1             35.8          -21.2              6.5
Jun                      -12.9r             1.1r          18.5            -22.2           -5.6             25.2
Jul                      -10.4r             7.9r         -15.6r            12.3r           3.5r             9.1r
Aug                      -19.6             -1.0          -37.6            -23.2           -1.1             -4.2

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 Table 4. (continued)

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                |       CHEMICAL PRODUCTS       |      PETROLEUM PRODUCTS       | NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
 Year and Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                      -3.9              0.5            0.5              2.0            4.6             -0.2

Jan                       -7.0             -8.2          -11.4            -14.9            8.8             16.1
Feb                       -4.5              6.6           -7.8             -0.7          -11.9            -10.6
Mar                      -15.5             -1.4           -6.6             12.2            5.5             18.2
Apr                       -3.0             10.9           -3.9              1.4           19.7             15.6
May                       -5.4             -5.6           -0.5             -1.4           35.0             -1.8
Jun                      -19.9             -0.7            9.6              7.8           15.9            -15.6
Jul                       -3.7              8.8           -3.1            -10.4            9.3             -5.3
Aug                        0.4             -0.7           -6.2             -2.9           12.6             -3.4
Sep                       -5.5             -0.1           -3.4              6.2           -4.9             -7.0
Oct                       -2.5              0.5            2.1              4.4          -29.4              7.9
Nov                       15.6             -3.8           15.6              5.4            3.5             -2.7
Dec                        3.9             -0.8           21.4             17.0           -9.0            -13.3

2006

Jan                        3.0             -9.7           18.0            -17.3          -17.6              5.2
Feb                       -6.4             -3.7            6.3            -10.6          -20.2            -13.5
Mar                       10.8             16.0          -12.6             -7.8          -10.6             32.5
Apr                       -3.8             -3.0           -4.8             10.4          -33.7            -14.3
May                        1.4             -0.1           -5.4             -2.0          -21.1             16.9
Jun                        7.4r             4.5r         -12.8             -0.6           -3.1r             3.5r
Jul                        2.3r             3.9r          -3.8             -1.2          -24.6r           -26.3r
Aug                       -7.3             -9.7            2.6              3.6          -13.3             11.0

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Table 4. (continued)

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                |   GLASS AND GLASS PRODUCTS f/ |           CEMENT f/           |MISC. NONMETALLIC MIN'L PROD f/
Year and Month  | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                      28.0              2.5           -1.5              0.2           -6.2              1.4

Jan                       38.4             46.6            1.6             12.1          -41.0            -39.4
Feb                       12.0             -8.9          -19.8            -12.3          -12.7             17.8
Mar                       21.8              8.5           -0.5             21.7          -18.9             -1.1
Apr                      106.6             68.1           -2.4              1.0            6.5             17.3
May                      114.2             17.4            9.5            -10.4           13.9             -1.9
Jun                       22.7            -49.2           13.1              3.6           -5.6              1.2
Jul                        7.7            -27.0            9.6              1.6           -1.2             -0.7
Aug                       12.9             10.5           15.1             -4.7          -21.9            -16.4
Sep                        1.0             -2.2           -4.4             -8.8          -12.5             23.6
Oct                        4.6              0.4          -35.1             10.4          -10.6              1.2
Nov                       24.9             12.6           -1.7             -9.1           39.7             40.2
Dec                      -30.8            -46.6           -3.2             -2.4          -10.3            -25.1

2006

Jan                      -31.4             45.2          -12.8              1.0            8.9            -26.6
Feb                      -44.3            -26.0          -11.4            -10.9           -3.3              4.6
Mar                      -38.4             20.1           -0.9             36.1            9.3             11.9
Apr                      -76.5            -35.9          -10.7             -9.0          -18.5            -12.2
May                      -69.5             52.3           10.8             11.2          -15.7              1.5
Jun                      -35.8              7.0            8.8r             1.7r           2.6             23.1
Jul                      -50.5            -43.8          -17.2r           -22.7r          -7.8            -10.8
Aug                      -33.3             49.0           -9.9              3.8           20.8              9.6

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f/ - Subsector of nonmetallic mineral products

Table 4. (continued)

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                |          BASIC METALS         |         IRON AND STEEL g/     |      NONFERROUS METALS g/
Year and Month  | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                       2.0              0.4           -1.7              4.1            0.2             -0.8

Jan                        4.5             -4.5           -7.6             19.0           11.2            -16.3
Feb                       -2.7             -7.6          -17.7            -13.1            3.7             -4.7
Mar                       -6.5             10.7          -13.2              6.7           -5.0             13.6
Apr                       11.0              0.3           11.3             14.6            6.7             -6.5
May                       10.4              1.4           33.4              3.2           -6.5              0.4
Jun                       -0.4             -1.9          -10.3            -10.5           -1.1              2.8
Jul                       -2.9              4.7           -9.9             10.6           -3.9              1.8
Aug                        4.5              4.3           -4.4            -14.3            2.1             14.8
Sep                        9.7             -3.1           -5.0             -2.9           11.9             -3.8
Oct                       -1.0             -4.2          -13.1             -4.8           -0.1             -4.6
Nov                       -5.7             -2.7          -20.3            -13.2           -4.0              1.3
Dec                        3.6              8.0           36.9             54.1          -12.4             -7.7

2006

Jan                        0.3             -6.4          -20.6            -28.9            7.2              2.4
Feb                       18.5              5.9           -6.8             -4.3           22.1              8.6
Mar                       15.9             19.6           -6.7             44.3           16.9              8.8
Apr                       24.9             -1.8          -32.0            -28.3           38.0             10.4
May                       54.8             37.8          -14.4             74.5           69.0             22.9
Jun                       41.1r           -10.5          -14.8            -11.1           54.1             -6.2
Jul                       56.0r            11.1r         -25.6r            -6.5r          78.2r            17.7
Aug                       26.3            -14.2           -8.0             -3.1           26.9            -18.3

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g/ - Subsector of basic metals

Table 4. (continued)

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                |   FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS   |MACHINERY, EXCLUDING ELECTRICAL|     ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Year and Month  | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                       9.6              8.4          -46.4             -5.8           -9.8             -0.1

Jan                       -8.0             -6.9          -34.4            -21.9            1.0             12.2
Feb                      -12.2              6.0          -54.1            -30.6          -20.1             -6.0
Mar                       -8.4              0.9          -49.8              9.3           -7.4              5.7
Apr                      -12.7              5.7          -54.2            -10.0           -7.7             12.7
May                        8.2             16.7          -44.6             13.2          -19.2            -19.8
Jun                        7.2             -6.5          -56.5             -4.3          -10.7              6.7
Jul                       -2.3             -0.5          -31.5             21.9          -10.6              7.4
Aug                       26.9             12.5          -39.7             -7.6           -9.4             -4.9
Sep                        4.9            -13.2          -37.0             -5.2          -25.1             -5.0
Oct                      -15.4              2.3          -45.6             -0.7           -9.2             10.8
Nov                        9.2             10.3          -50.0             -4.5           13.1             10.6
Dec                      118.0             72.9          -58.8            -29.5          -12.7            -31.6

2006

Jan                        2.8            -56.1          -75.8            -54.1          -48.6            -34.0
Feb                       -3.1             -0.2          -69.5            -12.5          -43.8              2.8
Mar                       16.6             21.5          -69.4              9.7          -38.5             15.6
Apr                       -5.1            -14.0          -71.9            -17.4          -48.3             -5.4
May                       -6.7             14.7          -74.2              3.9          -36.8             -2.0
Jun                       -5.9             -5.6          -75.5             -8.9          -35.7r             8.6r
Jul                       -3.1r             2.3r         -77.8             10.3          -44.7r            -7.8r
Aug                       -4.8             10.6          -77.1             -4.8          -38.1              6.6

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Table 4. (concluded)

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                |      TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT      |   MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES
Year and Month  | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
                | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates | Growth Rates |   Growth Rates
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2005                      16.9              0.4           -4.1              1.5

Jan                        2.5            -18.2            4.4             15.3
Feb                       19.4             16.3           -8.4              5.5
Mar                       32.1             17.6           -9.0             11.2
Apr                       53.0              1.3           -9.7             -1.2
May                       45.5              2.3           -6.9              2.1
Jun                       27.9              1.1            3.1             12.3
Jul                       -3.9            -17.2           -8.1            -13.2
Aug                       10.6              8.1          -10.9            -11.2
Sep                        7.8              3.2            8.4              6.7
Oct                       11.3              1.8          -24.1             -2.6
Nov                       -1.2             -9.7           -2.2             -5.1
Dec                       -2.1             -1.5           14.1             -1.9

2006

Jan                       15.9             -3.2          -16.1            -15.5
Feb                       -8.7             -8.2            3.3             29.9
Mar                      -21.5              1.0           27.4             37.3
Apr                      -39.2            -21.2           -2.6            -24.5
May                      -23.9             27.5            5.6             10.5
Jun                      -28.2r            -4.6r          -2.0              4.3
Jul                       -9.7              4.0r          10.7r            -1.8r
Aug                      -14.4              2.4           19.6             -4.2

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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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