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