Table 13  Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group: PPS
         February 2008 - March 2008

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                             |          |     February         |        March         |        March
                             |          |    (Revised)         |     (Preliminary)    |      (Revised)
                             |  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           301      97.4          268       86.7         292       94.5

Food manufacturing                  71            70      98.6           65       91.5          68       95.8
Beverages                            8             8     100.0            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            5       83.3           6      100.0
Wood & wood products                11            10      90.9            7       63.6          10       90.9
Paper & paper products              11            10      90.9           10       90.9          10       90.9
Publishing & printing                4             4     100.0            3       75.0           4      100.0
Petroleum products                   3             3     100.0            3      100.0           3      100.0
Chemical products                   32            30      93.8           28       87.5          29       90.6
Rubber & plastic products           10            10     100.0           10      100.0          10      100.0
Non-metallic mineral products       15            15     100.0           13       86.7          14       93.3
Basic metals                        21            20      95.2           18       85.7          20       95.2
Fabricated metal products            8             8     100.0            8      100.0           8      100.0
Machinery except electrical         16            16     100.0           12       75.0          14       87.5
Electrical machinery                27            27     100.0           19       70.4          25       92.6
Transport equipment                 11            11     100.0            8       72.7          10       90.9
Furniture & fixtures                12            11      91.7           11       91.7          11       91.7
Miscellaneous manufactures          18            18     100.0           16       88.9          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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