Table 6.  Average Capacity Utilization by Major Sector: February 2007 - March 2008

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                                                 |                                  2007                            |        2008
Sector                                           |------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
                                                 |  Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug  Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec |  Jan   Feb   Mar
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Manufacturing                                       79.0  79.6  79.5  79.6  79.9  80.3  80.0  80.2  80.1  80.1  80.3   80.2  80.2r 80.2

Food manufacturing                                  81.5  82.0  81.8  81.6  82.9  83.0  83.0  82.7  82.7  83.2r 84.3r  83.6r 83.8r 84.6
Beverages                                           66.4  66.7  66.7  67.3  67.0  66.6  66.7  66.5  67.2  66.9  70.5r  70.3r 68.8r 70.4
Tobacco Products                                    65.0  65.0  64.9  65.1  65.2  65.1  65.1  65.0  65.0  65.0  64.8   65.3  65.0  63.8
Textiles                                            79.0  78.9  78.8  79.0  78.8  79.1  79.1  78.7  78.8  78.6  78.2r  78.9r 78.6r 78.4
Footwear and wearing apparel                        77.0  76.2  76.9  77.0  77.1  77.2  76.7  77.2  76.7  76.6  76.7   79.9r 82.4r 79.8
Leather products                                    82.9  82.9  82.9  83.3  83.5  83.8  83.9  83.9  83.7  84.0  83.5   84.0  83.8  84.0
Wood and wood products                              68.1  68.7  68.9  68.4  69.8  69.4  70.1  69.4  69.3r 68.1  68.1   72.0r 72.0r 72.1
Paper and paper products                            82.9  84.0  83.7  83.8  84.0  83.0  84.5  83.9  84.5  83.2  83.0   84.0  83.1  83.4
Publishing and printing                             78.6  79.3  78.0  78.8  79.5  79.4  77.9  79.2  78.8  78.1  79.3r  78.1r 79.1r 78.7
Petroleum products                                  79.4  82.5  84.4  84.2  84.1  84.3  84.2  83.7  84.2  84.3  85.5   83.8  83.0  82.9
Chemical products (excluding Plastic Products)      80.7  81.4  81.4  81.9  82.3  81.8  82.1  81.9  81.3  82.0  81.5   81.1r 81.6r 81.6
Rubber and plastic products                         79.3  79.8  79.2  79.6  80.1  80.1  80.0  80.0  80.4  79.9  80.0   80.0  80.3  80.3
Non-metallic mineral products                       78.4  79.5  78.7  78.6  78.8  78.4  78.6  78.3  78.2  77.9  78.3   78.2  78.1  79.1
Basic metals                                        84.8  85.1  84.8  86.2  83.6  86.0  86.4  84.9  86.3r 85.9  84.9r  85.7r 86.2r 86.6
Fabricated metal products                           74.4  74.7  74.4  75.3  75.4  75.3  76.0  74.4  75.2  75.4  74.3   75.0  75.0r 75.0
Machinery except electrical                         77.6  76.2  75.8  75.2  76.1  76.1  76.3  77.3  76.1  77.2  76.6   76.2r 77.9r 76.7
Electrical machinery                                81.6  82.3  81.9  81.7  82.1  83.0  81.4  83.0  82.0  82.1  82.0   82.2r 81.7r 81.4
Transport equipment                                 72.0  72.1  70.9  72.2  72.1  73.5  73.6  73.7  74.8  72.1  71.8   71.9  72.0  72.1
Furniture and fixtures                              76.2  76.8  75.4  75.2  75.5  75.4  75.4  74.7  74.6  74.7  74.8   74.8  74.8r 74.8
Miscellaneous manufactures                          83.2  83.2  83.2  83.9  84.4  83.7  84.6  84.5  84.4  83.5  83.3r  83.1r 83.1  83.2

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Note:    r - revised due to updating of data from late responding establishments and revision of industry disaggregation

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:    May 27, 2008
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