Table 4.  Volume of Net Sales, Year-on-Year and Month-on-Month Growth Rates for Manufacturing Sector
          January 2006 - January 2007 

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                |       TOTAL MANUFACTURING     |       FOOD MANUFACTURING      |           BEVERAGESS
 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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2006                      -4.8             -0.1            9.5              0.8            0.7              0.8

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                       -5.5              1.3           13.6              4.1           -4.3              3.7
Jul                       -6.7             -4.2           -3.1            -11.4           -3.7            -21.9
Aug                       -8.0              2.1            1.8              6.6           11.6             12.2
Sep                       -5.3              2.6            5.3              3.1           18.8             14.6
Oct                       -5.2              3.4            3.5             10.3            2/              -5.4
Nov                       -6.0r            -2.1r          14.1              7.5           -1.7             -3.1
Dec                       -4.8r             2.3r           3.6r             1.8r          -3.3r            21.7r

2007

Jan                        4.0             -7.2           22.4             -3.9            0.4            -21.7

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2/ - Less than 0.1 percent decrease

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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2006                      25.4              0.0          -12.6             -1.1          -20.8              0.9

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                      -11.4              2.0           -7.3            -14.7           -8.9             -0.4
Aug                      -23.1              3.1          -23.3              3.2          -18.5              9.3
Sep                      -14.0              5.0          -14.9             -0.9          -32.0            -13.3
Oct                        8.9              0.8          -21.4             -7.9          -28.0              4.9
Nov                       -8.1             -7.2          -11.8             -2.2          -39.1            -13.7
Dec                       49.3             24.2          -19.4            -12.2           -9.3             33.4

2007

Jan                      -28.2            -32.6           -5.0              3.3           14.2            -21.2

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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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2006                     -23.2              2.4           -6.3              2.1           -7.7             -0.9

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            2.3             18.4
Jul                      -19.7             14.7           -3.6             -6.8           -1.5             -9.5
Aug                       -8.1              3.6           -4.0              3.9           -9.8             -4.7
Sep                       -9.3              5.6          -14.0              7.0           -5.7             -1.4
Oct                        6.5            -11.7          -27.6            -14.2           -6.2              1.8
Nov                      -11.5             -7.2          -44.9r           -28.0r           2.2r             5.5r
Dec                       21.2r            23.4r          -9.3r            66.0r         -15.2r           -18.1r

2007

Jan                       13.7            -11.6           14.8              0.4            0.7             16.9

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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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2006                       0.9              3.6            7.6              4.7           -5.4              1.3

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                      -12.9              1.1           18.5            -22.2           -5.6             25.2
Jul                      -10.4              7.9          -15.6             12.3            3.5              9.1
Aug                      -19.6             -1.0          -22.7             -4.7           -1.1             -4.2
Sep                        8.4             -5.9          -47.3            -30.7           -5.2             -5.3
Oct                       29.8             21.7          -21.8              9.9          -10.7             -0.6
Nov                       24.3              2.3          -13.6             -6.8            2.5             -8.9
Dec                       43.0             -2.3           36.0              3.5            2.3             -6.7

2007

Jan                        0.3            -21.8           -9.5             -5.0            8.5             39.9

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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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2006                       1.2              0.9           -6.2             -2.6          -12.4              1.8

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                        7.4              4.5          -12.8             -0.6           -3.1              3.5
Jul                        2.3              3.9           -4.2             -1.6          -24.6            -26.3
Aug                       -9.6            -11.9           -0.6              0.7          -13.2             11.3
Sep                       -4.4              4.2           -1.5              5.3           -3.6              3.3
Oct                        4.0             10.5           -9.9             -4.5           -7.0              4.0
Nov                        1.5r            -6.2r         -16.8             -2.7           -3.1              1.4
Dec                        7.7r             6.5r         -29.5             -1.0            9.6r            -2.0r

2007

Jan                        3.7            -14.0          -12.8              2.3           -0.7             -4.7

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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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2006                     -37.4              5.7           -2.2              1.8           -4.7              0.0

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            8.8              1.7            2.6             23.1
Jul                      -50.5            -43.8          -17.2            -22.7           -7.9            -10.9
Aug                      -33.3             49.0           -9.9              3.8           30.1             18.1
Sep                      -17.1             21.7           -1.5             -0.3           -9.9            -14.4
Oct                      -26.9            -11.5           -2.6              9.2          -10.0              1.1
Nov                      -34.3              1.2            9.9              2.5          -31.6              6.6
Dec                        8.9            -11.5           11.6r            -0.9r         -10.9             -2.4

2007

Jan                      -21.0              5.3            2.8             -7.0           39.8             15.1

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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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2006                      31.5              2.9          -12.6              2.0           38.0              3.6

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                       41.1            -10.5          -14.8            -11.1           54.1             -6.2
Jul                       56.0             11.1          -25.6             -6.5           78.2             17.7
Aug                       27.7            -13.3           -3.3             -0.7           27.1            -18.2
Sep                       20.5             -3.1          -22.2              2.7           21.7             -7.9
Oct                       48.2             13.1           -9.1              2.0           50.5             17.9
Nov                       44.4r            -3.9r          36.5r            11.6r          31.6            -11.5
Dec                       25.6r           -13.1r         -32.5r           -31.8r          39.9             -1.9

2007

Jan                       21.8            -12.1           41.5             17.3           12.2            -18.4

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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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2006                      -4.2             -3.3          -75.4             -9.1          -39.6             -1.9

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          -35.7              8.6
Jul                        6.4             12.4          -77.8             10.3          -44.7             -7.7
Aug                       -1.7              3.9          -77.1             -4.8          -36.4              9.3
Sep                        4.4             -7.7          -79.8            -16.2          -30.1              4.4
Oct                       -4.9             -6.9          -79.8             -0.9          -36.4              0.9
Nov                       -0.8r            15.1r         -79.4             -2.8          -48.1             -9.7
Dec                      -52.3r           -16.9r         -75.2            -15.1          -28.5             -5.9

2007

Jan                       -0.2             -4.1          -37.3             16.1            0.6             -7.0

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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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2006                     -12.9              0.5            8.5              2.1

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                      -28.2             -4.6           -2.0              4.3
Jul                       -9.7              3.9           10.7             -1.8
Aug                      -13.2              3.8           18.1             -5.4
Sep                      -10.6              6.2           14.8              3.4
Oct                      -12.8             -0.7           16.5             -0.8
Nov                       -2.9r             0.6           15.5             -5.8
Dec                       -0.1r             1.3           10.7             -5.9

2007

Jan                       -4.9             -7.6           24.4             -5.1

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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

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