Table 4   Volume of Net Sales, Year-on-Year and Month-on-Month Growth Rates for Manufacturing Sector
          January 2007 - December 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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2007                     -0.3                 0.4                -2.3                -1.3                 11.9                  3.5

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                 2.4                -4.8                 3.2                 16.2                  5.0
Jul                       3.4                -1.4                 7.6                -1.0                 33.3                -10.9
Aug                      -0.6                -0.4                -0.9                 3.3                 18.1                 -0.6
Sep                       0.0                 2.4                 0.9                -0.2                 13.2                  9.6
Oct                       0.0                 2.4                -7.7                 1.4                 17.3                 -1.0
Nov                     -12.6r               -5.7r              -11.5r                1.5r                16.3r                -4.0r
Dec                       0.6r                6.9r              -12.2r                1.7r                35.0r                41.3r

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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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2007                      2.0                -1.4               -21.8                -1.8                 -2.4                 -0.2

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                       1.9                -8.5               -26.0                -9.6                 -5.6                  0.1
Oct                       7.1                 5.9                -7.2                15.8                 -0.2                  8.8
Nov                      -1.2r               -9.3               -32.8r              -22.3                -15.5r                -7.5
Dec                     -30.8r              -13.1               -23.7r               -0.6r               -36.3r                -1.3r

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Table 4 (continued)

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                |       WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS      |          FURNITURE AND FIXTURES      |        PAPER AND 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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2007                     18.9                 0.9                22.7                 3.0                  2.7                  1.1

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                      18.1                 3.7                13.3               -16.1                 -1.6                  3.0r
Sep                       8.7               -10.5                10.8                 5.0                 10.8                 10.8r
Oct                      26.0                 1.6                30.3                -3.7                  9.8                  1.9
Nov                      39.3r               -2.2r               76.1r              -10.4                 -2.0r                -8.2r
Dec                      23.5r                9.4r               41.5r               31.5r                 9.8r                -8.7

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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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2007                      3.4                -0.9               -56.4                 1.5                  7.3                  0.7

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                      12.2                 8.2               -61.5                -7.6                 -9.8                -13.4
Sep                      14.0                -0.2               -52.3                21.9                 -4.4                  0.4
Oct                      18.8                15.3               -46.9                -6.8                 -4.9                 -1.9
Nov                      12.3r              -33.4               -63.8r               -0.7                -10.4r               -15.0
Dec                      31.1r               14.0r              -72.6r               -0.3                 -4.6r                -1.4

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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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2007                      6.1                 0.9                 1.1                 1.0                  9.0                  0.0

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                      -5.9               -15.5                 9.4                -1.7                 29.5                 -6.0
Aug                      11.3                 4.2                 0.9                -7.1                  7.1                 -3.4
Sep                       9.8                 2.9                -7.4                -3.4                  7.0                  3.3
Oct                      -4.3                -3.7                 5.3                 8.5                  1.1                 -1.9
Nov                       2.0r               -1.1                 1.4r               -4.6                  1.3r                -7.7
Dec                       5.2r               12.1r                7.7r                5.3                  7.0r                 0.5r

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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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2007                      2.3                 3.3                 8.3                 0.4                 40.6                 -0.6

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                 67.3                -24.2
Aug                     -14.8               -17.2                13.8                -4.6                 37.7                 19.5
Sep                     -24.8                 7.4                16.1                 1.7                 69.1                  5.2
Oct                      13.7                33.8                -3.0                -8.8                 51.7                 -5.0
Nov                      12.3r               22.9               -18.8r              -11.0                 43.2r               -24.6
Dec                      34.2r              -24.2r               -8.2r               16.0                 18.8r               -24.4r

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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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2007                    -16.5                 1.5                 7.4                 4.2                -24.6                  2.2

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                20.8               -13.9               -18.2                -33.6                 59.5
Aug                     -24.5                -7.8               -13.8                -0.1                -27.9                -11.4
Sep                     -22.2                 1.4                -5.3                17.9                -28.5                 -8.6
Oct                     -33.7                -3.8               -18.6               -12.9                -38.0                  2.5
Nov                     -45.5r              -18.5r              -16.4r              -12.1r               -24.1r               -22.1
Dec                     -11.6r               40.1r                7.4r               10.5r               -40.3r                53.1r

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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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2007                      5.2                 0.9               -13.7                 1.9                 -9.7                 -0.2

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                -2.0               -18.1                 1.1                -12.4                  4.4
Jul                       0.8                -2.3               -19.1                 5.7                 -4.4                 -0.2
Aug                      -9.1                 6.2               -19.3                -2.4                -15.3                 -2.2
Sep                      -7.0               -10.7                -5.3                -0.2                 -6.5                 14.9
Oct                      19.0                12.5                12.0                12.8                 -9.9                 -3.1
Nov                     -21.5r               -0.3r                9.8r              -11.2                -23.6r                -8.6r
Dec                     -22.4r              -19.6r               29.9r                1.1                -19.8r                -1.2r

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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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2007                     18.8                 1.8                13.8                 3.3

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                      23.9                 8.1                14.0                 4.0
Oct                      33.0                 7.0                21.3                 2.6
Nov                      29.4r              -12.3r               11.9                 8.4r
Dec                      29.6r                4.2r               36.9               -17.4r

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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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