Table 12  Distribution of Samples and Responding Establishments by Major Industry Group: MISSI  
          February 2008 - March 2008

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                                |   2008  |        February      |   2008  |       February       |         March
                                |         |     (Preliminary)    |         |      (Revised)       |      (Preliminary)
                                |  Number |----------------------|  Number |----------------------|----------------------
Sector                          |      of |      Responding      |      of |      Responding      |      Responding
                                | Samples |    Establishments    | Samples |    Establishments    |    Establishments
                                |     (n) | Number (n')| Percent |     (n) | Number (n')| Percent | Number (n') | Percent
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Manufacturing                        555          479       86.3      557          539       96.8         509        91.4

Food manufacturing                   122           96       78.7      122          114       93.4         101        82.8
Beverages                             14           12       85.7       14           13       92.9          14       100.0
Tobacco Products                      12           12      100.0       12           12      100.0          10        83.3
Textiles                              23           20       87.0       23           22       95.7          22        95.7
Footwear and wearing apparel          29           22       75.9       29           28       96.6          26        89.7
Leather Products                       7            6       85.7        7            7      100.0           7       100.0
Wood and wood products                19           17       89.5       19           19      100.0          19       100.0
Paper and paper products              21           20       95.2       21           21      100.0          20        95.2
Publishing and printing               13           11       84.6       13           12       92.3          11        84.6
Petroleum products                     4            4      100.0        4            4      100.0           4       100.0
Chemical products                     54           51       94.4       55           54       98.2          53        96.4
Rubber and plastic products           35           33       94.3       35           35      100.0          32        91.4
Non-metallic mineral products         24           20       83.3       24           23       95.8          22        91.7
Basic metals                          31           25       80.6       32           30       93.8          30        93.8
Fabricated metal products             19           16       84.2       19           18       94.7          16        84.2
Machinery except electrical           16           12       75.0       16           16      100.0          15        93.8
Electrical machinery                  57           50       87.7       57           57      100.0          55        96.5
Transport equipment                   15           13       86.7       15           14       93.3          14        93.3
Furniture and fixtures                26           26      100.0       26           26      100.0          24        92.3
Miscellaneous manufactures            14           13       92.9       14           14      100.0          14       100.0

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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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