Table 6.  Average Capacity Utilization by Major Sector: October 2006 - November 2007

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                               |      2006       |                              2007		                   
Sector                         |-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------
                               | Oct   Nov   Dec |  Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug  Sept   Oct   Nov  
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Manufacturing                   80.2  80.2  80.3   80.0  79.2  80.0  80.0  80.2  80.4  80.6  80.5  80.3r 80.6r 80.6

Food manufacturing              81.7  81.8  81.8   81.1  81.1  81.6  81.3  81.0  82.2  82.2r 82.2r 81.7r 82.1r 82.2
Beverages                       66.5  66.5  66.7   66.5  66.4  66.7  66.7  67.3  67.0  66.6  66.7  66.5  67.2  67.0
Tobacco                         65.3  65.0  65.0   64.9  65.0  65.0  64.9  65.1  65.2  65.1  65.1  65.0  65.0  65.0
Textiles                        79.1  79.0  78.8   78.9  79.0  79.0  78.9  79.1  78.8  79.2  79.2  78.8  78.8r 78.6
Footwear and wearing apparel    77.2  77.0  77.4   77.1  77.0  76.2  76.9  77.0  77.1  77.2  76.7  77.2  76.7  76.6
Wood and wood products          66.8  67.0  67.0   66.6  67.2  67.9  67.9  67.5  68.9  68.4  69.0  68.9  69.2  68.9
Furniture and fixtures          75.6  75.9  76.2   76.2  76.2  76.8  75.4  75.2  75.5  75.4  75.4  74.7  74.6r 75.0
Paper and paper products        84.0  84.0  83.8   83.8  82.9  84.0  83.7  83.8  84.0  83.0  84.4  84.0  84.5  83.0
Publishing and printing         78.6  78.6  79.4   78.5  78.6  79.3  78.0  78.8  79.5  79.4r 77.9r 79.5r 79.3r 79.3
Leather products                83.0  82.8  82.9   83.0  82.9  82.9  82.9  83.3  83.5  83.8  83.9  83.9  83.6  83.9
Rubber products                 82.6  82.3  82.1   83.0  82.1  82.3  82.1  82.2  82.6  82.2  82.5  82.2  82.5  82.0
Chemical products               81.1  81.2  81.1   80.5  80.5  81.1  80.9  81.4  81.8  81.5  81.6  81.5  81.3  81.6
Petroleum products              83.4  83.7  84.3   84.1  79.4  82.5  84.4  84.2  84.1  84.3  84.2  83.7  84.1  84.2
Non-metallic mineral  products  79.0  78.8  79.0   79.3  79.3  80.1  79.4  79.4  79.5  79.2  79.3  79.0  79.1r 78.9
Basic metals                    82.8  83.0  82.8   82.4  82.5  82.7  82.5  84.2  82.1  83.8  84.4  82.7r 84.3r 83.7
Fabricated metal products       74.4  74.6  74.1   74.0  74.4  74.7  74.4  75.3  75.4  75.3  76.0  74.4r 74.8r 75.7
Machinery excluding electrical  85.8  85.8  85.7   85.8  85.6  85.7  85.2  84.8  85.2  85.4  85.5  85.9  86.5  85.9
Electrical machinery            84.6  84.2  83.9   83.6  83.1  83.7  83.2  83.1  83.6  84.2  83.1  84.1  83.3r 83.6
Transport equipment             72.1  72.0  71.9   72.0  72.0  72.1  70.9  72.2  72.1  73.5  73.6  73.7r 74.8r 74.1
Miscellaneous manufactures      83.3  83.2  83.1   83.1  83.2  83.2  83.2  83.9  84.4  83.7  84.6  84.5  84.4  83.8

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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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