Table 3  Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group: PPS
         November 2007 - December 2007

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                             |          |     November         |        November      |         December
                             |          |   (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                      305           262      85.9          299       98.0         252       82.6

Food manufacturing                  70            59      84.3           70      100.0          55       78.6
Beverages                            8             6      75.0            8      100.0           7       87.5
Tobacco                              3             2      66.7            3      100.0           3      100.0
Textiles                            13            13     100.0           13      100.0          11       84.6
Footwear and wearing apparel        11            11     100.0           11      100.0          10       90.9
Wood and wood products               9             6      66.7            7       77.8           6       66.7
Furniture and fixtures              11             7      63.6           11      100.0           8       72.7
Paper and paper products            12            11      91.7           12      100.0           9       75.0
Publishing and printing              4             4     100.0            4      100.0           4      100.0
Leather products                     6             6     100.0            6      100.0           5       83.3
Rubber products                      4             4     100.0            4      100.0           4      100.0
Chemical products                   39            33      84.6           39      100.0          35       89.7
Petroleum products                   3             3     100.0            3      100.0           2       66.7
Non-metallic mineral products       15            13      86.7           15      100.0          15      100.0
Basic metals                        19            18      94.7           18       94.7          18       94.7
Fabricated metal products            8             7      87.5            8      100.0           8      100.0
Machinery excluding electrical      12            12     100.0           13      108.3          11       91.7
Transport equipment                 12             9      75.0           11       91.7           8       66.7
Electrical machinery                29            24      82.8           26       89.7          19       65.5
Miscellaneous manufactures          17            14      82.4           17      100.0          14       82.4

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Source:  Producer Price Survey (PPS)
         Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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