Table 12  Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group: MISSI  
          October - November 2007

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                                         |        October       |       October        |        November
                                         |     (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                       530           460      86.8          503      94.9          451       85.1

Food manufacturing                  115            98      85.2          108      93.9           98       85.2
Beverages                            14            12      85.7           14     100.0           13       92.9
Tobacco                              11            11     100.0           11     100.0            9       81.8
Textiles                             25            24      96.0           25     100.0           24       96.0
Footwear and wearing apparel         26            24      92.3           26     100.0           25       96.2
Wood and wood products               17            16      94.1           16      94.1           12       70.6
Furniture and fixtures               22            19      86.4           20      90.9           17       77.3
Paper and paper products             17            14      82.4           17     100.0           14       82.4
Publishing and printing              16            13      81.3           16     100.0           11       68.8
Leather products                      7             7     100.0            7     100.0            6       85.7
Rubber products                      12            10      83.3           11      91.7           10       83.3
Chemical products                    84            77      91.7           79      94.0           68       81.0
Petroleum products                    4             4     100.0            4     100.0            3       75.0
Non-metallic mineral products        25            21      84.0           22      88.0           19       76.0
Basic metals                         31            25      80.6           29      93.5           28       90.3
Fabricated metal products            17            12      70.6           15      88.2           13       76.5
Machinery excluding electrical        7             6      85.7            7     100.0            7      100.0
Electrical machinery                 51            44      86.3           48      94.1           47       92.2
Transport equipment                  17            14      82.4           17     100.0           17      100.0
Miscellaneous manufactures           12             9      75.0           11      91.7           10       83.3

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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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