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

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                |     TOTAL MANUFACTURING           |        FOOD MANUFACTURING            |              BEVERAGES                 
 Year/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                      -6.0                -2.1                14.1                 7.5                -1.7                   -3.1
Dec                      -4.9                 2.2                 3.6                 1.8                -3.3                   21.7

2007

Jan                       7.3                -7.1                17.9               -16.2                -1.0                  -22.8
Feb                      -0.9                -6.4                -7.0               -16.5               -14.8                   -0.3
Mar                       1.5                14.5                 0.1                14.9                -7.4                   18.2
Apr                      -0.5                -7.9                -4.7                -9.8                 2.4                   -4.1
May                      -1.4                 5.5                -4.8                 1.9                14.0                   11.7
Jun                       0.1                 2.3                -5.1                 2.9                16.2                    5.0
Jul                       3.2                -1.4r                6.8                -1.3                33.3                  -10.9
Aug                      -0.8                -0.5                -1.8r                3.1r               18.1                   -0.6
Sep                      -0.3r                2.1r                0.4r                0.3r               13.2                    9.6
Oct                      -0.4r                2.6r               -9.1r                0.4r               17.3r                  -1.0r
Nov                      -2.3                -4.2               -12.0                 3.5                20.9                   -0.6

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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/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                     -28.3               -32.6                -3.8                -0.7               108.8                   44.0
Feb                      -2.9                 1.6               -20.9                 4.2                14.5                  -40.2
Mar                       1.6                27.9               -23.2                -0.1               -16.9                  -12.7
Apr                       2.3                -9.0               -20.8                -9.1               -10.9                   -9.1
May                      16.0                20.6               -30.5                 2.2               -28.3                    4.7
Jun                      24.1                 0.6               -30.8                -6.8                -9.0                   12.4
Jul                      17.6                -3.3               -18.7                 5.6               -11.6                   -2.2
Aug                      17.0                 2.6               -23.0                -0.2               -18.1                    0.3
Sep                       1.8                -8.6               -26.0                -9.6                -5.6                    0.1
Oct                       6.3                 5.2                -6.2r               17.0r               -0.2r                   8.8r
Nov                       7.1                -6.4               -22.9               -18.1                -2.1                   -9.5

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Table 4 (continued)

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                |       WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS        |          FURNITURE & FIXTURES        |        PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS          
 Year/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               -44.9               -28.0                 2.2                    5.5
Dec                      21.2                23.4                -9.3                66.0               -15.2                  -18.1

2007

Jan                      13.0               -12.1                 9.4                -8.0                 3.7                   20.4
Feb                      28.7                 3.5                14.2                 8.1                 4.7                   -2.7
Mar                      -5.9                -0.2                 0.6                24.4                 6.6                    2.5
Apr                      26.4                13.8                 4.4               -25.1                16.2                   -1.1
May                       9.5                -1.9                15.8                 4.4                -4.9                   -8.2
Jun                      30.0                10.6                10.2                 5.9               -11.5                    9.3
Jul                       9.3                -4.4                45.4                20.3                -9.4                   -6.3
Aug                      16.6                 2.9                13.3r              -16.1r               -0.2                    4.3
Sep                       4.1               -12.8                10.8r                5.0r               13.6                   12.0
Oct                      22.9r                3.7r               28.9r               -4.7r               12.7r                   1.9r
Nov                      32.6                 9.4                75.2                -3.8                11.6                    4.0

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Table 4 (continued)

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                |     PUBLISHING AND PRINTING       |           LEATHER PRODUCTS           |            RUBBER PRODUCTS             
 Year/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                     -12.0               -31.4                -9.5                -5.0                 7.5                   38.7
Feb                      -2.6                -3.2               -23.1                -0.4                 5.3                   -9.9
Mar                     -19.0                 3.4               -71.9                11.5                12.6                   10.8
Apr                      -8.5                -1.8               -77.9               -25.6                49.3                   -3.6
May                       2.9                19.8               -71.4                18.2                28.9                   -5.5
Jun                      -7.8                -7.9               -60.5                -2.2                15.5                   11.4
Jul                      -1.1                 6.5               -65.9                14.6                 2.1                   -2.7
Aug                      12.2r                8.2r              -61.5                -7.6                -9.7                  -13.3
Sep                      14.0r               -0.2r              -52.3                21.9                -4.4                    0.3
Oct                      -2.1r               -0.2r              -50.9                -7.0                -5.2                   -1.2
Nov                      -3.9                 0.2               -49.6                -0.2               -12.6                  -13.8

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Table 4 (continued)
                                     
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                |        CHEMICAL PRODUCTS          |         PETROLEUM PRODUCTS           |      NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS     
 Year/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                      1.1                 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                       1.5                -6.2               -16.8                -2.7                -3.1                    1.4
Dec                       7.6                 6.4               -29.5                -1.0                 9.6                   -1.9

2007

Jan                       3.3               -14.3               -12.8                 2.3                 1.4                   -2.6
Feb                      12.6                 4.7               -12.4               -10.1                28.2                    9.8
Mar                       7.9                11.1                 7.1                12.8                10.0                   16.5
Apr                       3.9                -5.5                -1.0                 2.0                14.2                  -12.4
May                      11.4                 7.2                 5.4                 4.4                 3.9                    5.6
Jun                      15.8                 8.5                 9.5                 3.2                -2.6                   -1.3
Jul                      -5.9r              -15.5                 9.4                -1.7                29.4                   -6.0
Aug                      10.8r                3.7                 0.9                -7.1                 6.8                   -3.6
Sep                      10.6r                4.1r               -7.4                -3.4                 6.4r                   3.1r
Oct                      -3.3r               -3.4r                5.3                 8.5                 3.9r                   0.8r
Nov                       3.3                 0.1                 3.1                -4.6                 0.1                   -6.7

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Table 4 (continued)
                        
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                |    GLASS AND GLASS PRODUCTS f/    |              CEMENT f/               |  MISC. NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS f/
 Year/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                -2.1                 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                 1.1                 9.9                 2.5               -31.6                    6.6
Dec                       8.9               -11.5                11.7                -0.8               -10.9                   -2.4

2007

Jan                      -8.5                22.0                 2.8                -7.0                24.8                    2.7
Feb                       1.7               -17.8                35.5                17.5                31.0                   12.2
Mar                     -22.6                -8.5                18.5                19.0                15.4                   29.4
Apr                       5.6               -12.5                15.8               -11.1                40.4                  -16.4
May                      -5.9                35.7                 5.2                 1.0                32.8                    0.7
Jun                     -16.8                -5.4                -1.5                -4.8                55.4                   17.6
Jul                      53.3                 3.6                23.9                -2.9                66.7                  -24.2
Aug                     -14.8               -17.2                13.8                -4.6                31.2                   18.3
Sep                     -23.5r                9.2r               15.7                 1.3                52.1                    4.0
Oct                      13.7r               31.6r                0.7r               -5.0r               53.4                   -2.6
Nov                      38.1                22.9               -10.8                -9.2                49.6                  -24.8

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f/ - Subsector of Non-metallic Mineral Products
       
Table 4 (continued)
                                  
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                |          BASIC METALS             |           IRON AND STEEL g/          |          NON-FERROUS METALS g/         
 Year/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                     31.4                 2.9               -12.8                 1.9                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                      44.4                -3.9                36.5                11.6                31.6                  -11.5
Dec                      25.1               -13.4               -34.1               -32.6                39.9                   -1.9

2007

Jan                      25.4               -12.1                57.0                19.5                12.8                  -18.0
Feb                      -0.4               -14.9                49.4                -8.8               -16.1                  -19.0
Mar                      21.6                47.2                56.1                61.0                 3.9                   34.8
Apr                     -13.4               -28.4                 3.6               -49.7               -18.4                  -13.1
May                     -27.1                14.3                -8.4                48.1               -34.5                   -1.0
Jun                     -37.2               -20.0                -8.8                -4.9               -50.9                  -29.8
Jul                     -29.4                20.8r              -13.9               -18.2r              -33.6                   59.5
Aug                     -24.5r               -7.8r              -13.8r               -0.1               -27.9                  -11.4
Sep                     -27.4r               -5.2r              -21.3r               -0.6r              -28.5                   -8.6
Oct                     -33.7r                2.9r              -18.6r                3.3r              -38.0                    2.5
Nov                     -44.4               -19.5               -37.5               -13.9               -45.9                  -22.9

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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/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                      -0.8                15.1               -79.4                -2.8               -48.0                   -9.6
Dec                     -52.3               -16.9               -75.2               -15.1               -28.3                   -5.9

2007

Jan                       1/                 -3.9               -37.3                16.2                 0.6                   -8.2
Feb                      45.5                26.4               -33.8                -7.5                -5.5                   -4.6
Mar                       2.1                 2.1               -29.5                15.1                -6.7                   13.8
Apr                      13.6                -7.1               -27.6               -11.1                -4.7                   -1.9
May                      13.1                 9.0               -26.3                 3.1                -8.2                   -5.5
Jun                      22.8                -3.5               -18.1                 1.1               -12.4                    4.4
Jul                       0.8                -0.8               -19.1                 5.7                -4.4                   -0.2
Aug                      -9.1                 6.2               -19.3                -2.4               -15.3                   -2.2
Sep                      -6.7r              -10.5r               -5.3                -0.2                -6.7r                  14.6r
Oct                      21.6r               13.1r               12.0                12.8               -10.3r                  -3.4r
Nov                       1.7                -0.3                 1.3               -11.0                -8.5                   -7.7

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1/ - Less than 0.1 percent increase
       
Table 4 (concluded)
                                  
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                |       TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT         |      MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES      
 Year/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                      -2.9                 0.6                15.5                -5.8
Dec                      -0.1                 1.3                10.7                -5.9

2007

Jan                      -7.9                -6.8                28.5                -4.4
Feb                       8.2                 3.6               -12.3                -8.5
Mar                      19.1                10.2                -3.5                52.9
Apr                      20.3               -20.3                 8.3               -18.9
May                      11.8                17.8                 8.7                15.8
Jun                      16.7                -1.4                21.4                17.1
Jul                      20.8                 8.8                14.3                -7.9
Aug                      20.5                 3.0                15.6                -4.3
Sep                      23.9r                8.1r               14.0r                5.4r
Oct                      33.0r                7.0r               21.3r                1.2r
Nov                      23.0                -6.6                18.4                -8.6

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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

Page last updated:  January 23, 2008

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