Table 13  Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group: PPS
         October 2007 - November 2007

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                             |          |     October          |        November      |         November
                             |          |    (Revised)         |     (Preliminary)    |         (Revised)
                             |  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           302      99.0          292       95.7         293       96.1

Food manufacturing                  70            69      98.6           59       84.3          67       95.7
Beverages                            8             8     100.0            6       75.0           8      100.0
Tobacco                              3             3     100.0            2       66.7           3      100.0
Textiles                            13            13     100.0           13      100.0          13      100.0
Footwear and wearing apparel        11            11     100.0           11      100.0          11      100.0
Wood and wood products               9             8      88.9            6       66.7           7       77.8
Furniture and fixtures              11            11     100.0            7       63.6          10       90.9
Paper and paper products            12            12     100.0           11       91.7          12      100.0
Publishing and printing              4             4     100.0            4      100.0           4      100.0
Leather products                     6             6     100.0            6      100.0           6      100.0
Rubber products                      4             4     100.0            4      100.0           4      100.0
Chemical products                   39            39     100.0           33       84.6          38       97.4
Petroleum products                   3             3     100.0            3      100.0           3      100.0
Non-metallic mineral products       15            15     100.0           13       86.7          15      100.0
Basic metals                        19            19     100.0           18       94.7          18       94.7
Fabricated metal products            8             8     100.0            7       87.5           8      100.0
Machinery excluding electrical      12            12     100.0           12      100.0          12      100.0
Transport equipment                 12            12     100.0            9       75.0          11       91.7
Electrical machinery                29            28      96.6           24       82.8          26       89.7
Miscellaneous manufactures          17            17     100.0           14       82.4          17      100.0

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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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