Table 3  Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group: PPS
         April 2008 - May 2008

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                             |          |       April          |       April          |        May
                             |          |    (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                      309           276      89.3          303       98.1         279       90.3

Food manufacturing                  71            63      88.7           69       97.2          57       80.3
Beverages                            8             7      87.5            8      100.0           8      100.0
Tobacco products                     3             3     100.0            3      100.0           3      100.0
Textiles                            10             9      90.0            9       90.0           9       90.0
Footwear & wearing apparel          12            12     100.0           12      100.0          12      100.0
Leather products                     6             6     100.0            6      100.0           6      100.0
Wood & wood products                11             8      72.7           10       90.9           8       72.7
Paper & paper products              11            11     100.0           11      100.0          10       90.9
Publishing & printing                4             4     100.0            4      100.0           4      100.0
Petroleum products                   3             3     100.0            3      100.0           3      100.0
Chemical products                   32            28      87.5           31       96.9          28       87.5
Rubber & plastic products           10            10     100.0           10      100.0           9       90.0
Non-metallic mineral products       15            13      86.7           15      100.0          13       86.7
Basic metals                        21            19      90.5           21      100.0          19       90.5
Fabricated metal products            8             7      87.5            8      100.0           8      100.0
Machinery except electrical         16            13      81.3           16      100.0          15       93.8
Electrical machinery                27            21      77.8           27      100.0          27      100.0
Transport equipment                 11            11     100.0           11      100.0          11      100.0
Furniture & fixtures                12            10      83.3           11       91.7          11       91.7
Miscellaneous manufactures          18            18     100.0           18      100.0          18      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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