Table 7. Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group
         July 2006 - August 2006

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                                 |          July        |         July         |     August 2006
                                 |     (Preliminary)    |      (Revised)       |    (Preliminary)
                          Number |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Sector                        of |      Responding      |      Responding      |      Responding
                         Samples |    Establishments    |    Establishments    |    Establishments
                             (n) | Number (n) | Percent | Number (n) | Percent | Number (n)  | Percent
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MANUFACTURING                509      467          91.7      494          97.1      458           90.0

Food manufacturing           110      102          92.7      106          96.4       93           84.5
Beverages                     13       12          92.3       13         100.0       13          100.0
Tobacco                       11       10          90.9       11         100.0        9           81.8
Textiles                      27       25          92.6       26          96.3       26           96.3
Footwear and wearing
  apparel                     23       22          95.7       22          95.7       23          100.0
Wood andood products          12       12         100.0       12         100.0       12          100.0
Furniture and fixtures        22       20          90.9       22         100.0       18           81.8
Paper and paper products      16       15          93.8       16         100.0       12           75.0
Publishing and printing       14       11          78.6       12          85.7       13           92.9
Leather products               7        6          85.7        7         100.0        7          100.0
Rubber products               12        9          75.0       11          91.7       12          100.0
Chemical products             84       75          89.3       82          97.6       76           90.5
Petroleum products             4        4         100.0        4         100.0        3           75.0
Non-metallic mineral
  products                    24       23          95.8       24         100.0       22           91.7
Basic metals                  34       31          91.2       32          94.1       31           91.2
Fabricated metal products     11       10          90.9       11         100.0       11          100.0
Machinery excluding
  electrical                   2        2         100.0        2         100.0        1           50.0
Transport equipment           15       15         100.0       15         100.0       15          100.0
Electrical machinery          51       47          92.2       50          98.0       47           92.2
Miscellaneous manufactures    17       16          94.1       16          94.1       14           82.4

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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:  October 25, 2006
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