Table 8 Volume of Production Index (VoPI), Year-on-Year and Month-on-Month Growth Rates for Manufacturing Sector
January 2007 - March 2008
(2000=100)
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| TOTAL MANUFACTURING | FOOD MANUFACTURING
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 84.5 -4.6 131.7 -5.3
Jan 81.5 -3.6 -11.5 127.2 2.1 -24.7
Feb 74.4 -12.1 -8.7 120.8 -7.5 -5.0
Mar 84.8 -7.8 13.9 142.3 -6.2 17.8
Apr 79.8 -5.9 -5.8 117.8 -10.6 -17.3
May 81.5 -9.1 2.2 110.5 -14.1 -6.2
Jun 84.4 -3.8 3.5 121.8 -0.3 10.3
Jul 85.7 0.9 1.5 124.9 7.6 2.5
Aug 85.6 -2.9 -0.1 123.8 -2.9 -0.8
Sep 84.3 -4.0 -1.5 128.9 0.4 4.1
Oct 88.0 -5.0 4.3 140.1 -16.1 8.7
Nov 88.5r -6.3 0.6 147.0r -14.5 4.9
Dec 95.7r 3.8 8.1 174.7r 3.4 18.8
2008
Jan 79.1r -3.0 -17.4 107.6r -15.4 -38.4
Feb 79.1r 6.3 0.0 117.5r -2.8 9.2
Mar 79.8 -5.9 0.9 124.4 -12.6 5.9
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Table 8 (continued)
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| BEVERAGES | TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 95.1 8.4 14.6 -32.1
Jan 83.9 -13.6 -11.0 12.0 -55.8 -10.6
Feb 76.1 -19.9 -9.3 12.9 -29.8 7.4
Mar 90.9 1.6 19.4 13.3 -42.6 3.1
Apr 89.8 8.7 -1.2 12.2 -35.5 -8.4
May 104.2 8.1 16.1 17.8 -21.0 45.7
Jun 101.2 18.3 -2.9 18.7 -21.3 5.2
Jul 89.0 24.3 -12.1 17.1 -31.2 -8.4
Aug 92.0 13.4 3.4 16.6 -32.3 -3.3
Sep 88.5 -1.7 -3.8 14.3 -40.0 -13.7
Oct 103.1 22.1 16.5 14.8 -36.8 3.3
Nov 97.0 13.2 -5.9 14.6 -2.3 -1.1
Dec 125.7 33.3 29.6 11.5 -14.7 -21.4
2008
Jan 111.1 32.4 -11.6 15.7 30.4 36.6
Feb 106.5r 40.0 -4.1 14.1 9.1 -10.1
Mar 116.3 28.0 9.2 10.5 -21.2 -25.5
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Table 8 (continued)
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| TEXTILES | FOOTWEAR AND WEARING APPAREL
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 68.6 -38.0 36.0 -20.2
Jan 67.5 -48.4 10.6 39.2 3.1 -12.6
Feb 72.9 -44.7 8.1 36.3 -25.5 -7.4
Mar 71.0 -50.0 -2.7 31.7 -38.1 -12.8
Apr 67.5 -53.4 -4.9 31.9 -34.6 0.7
May 72.8 -48.6 7.9 35.3 -17.6 10.8
Jun 66.8 -49.7 -8.2 35.8 -25.5 1.5
Jul 74.0 -23.8 10.8 38.9 -15.8 8.5
Aug 74.4 -21.0 0.5 36.0 -19.8 -7.4
Sep 66.3 -25.9 -10.9 40.1 -7.2 11.4
Oct 67.3 -21.8 1.5 36.7 -16.6 -8.5
Nov 62.2 -18.7 -7.6 34.0 -15.2 -7.4
Dec 60.4 -1.0 -2.9 35.8 -20.2 5.4
2008
Jan 62.4r -7.5 3.4 41.3r 5.4 15.4
Feb 60.2r -17.4 -3.5 48.4r 33.3 17.1
Mar 58.0 -18.2 -3.7 45.8 44.8 -5.3
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Table 8 (continued)
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| LEATHER PRODUCTS | WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 4.1 5.9 64.6 8.8
Jan 3.4 -20.9 0.8 50.9 -9.3 -22.5
Feb 3.3 -23.2 -2.8 55.7 2.7 9.5
Mar 3.3 -20.8 1.7 59.1 -11.1 6.2
Apr 3.3 -9.2 -0.1 58.7 -0.7 -0.7
May 3.6 -8.3 9.2 60.2 -1.4 2.5
Jun 4.1 4.4 13.0 72.7 21.8 20.7
Jul 4.6 11.7 13.0 72.5 21.2 -0.3
Aug 4.9 27.1 4.6 75.7 12.6 4.4
Sep 5.0 35.0 3.1 72.2 23.9 -4.6
Oct 4.4 14.9 -12.1 71.5 37.0 -1.1
Nov 5.1 53.9 16.6 61.4 15.8 -14.0
Dec 4.2 24.2 -19.0 65.1 -0.9 5.9
2008
Jan 5.0r 48.8 20.8 61.7r 21.3 -5.2
Feb 4.6r 41.4 -7.6 61.4r 10.1 -0.6
Mar 5.0 49.9 -7.8 64.0 8.2 4.3
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Table 8 (continued)
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| PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS | PUBLISHING AND PRINTING
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 78.5 -1.0 60.7 -11.2
Jan 80.7 13.8 1.3 59.2 -8.7 -22.0
Feb 72.7 -5.8 -9.8 60.2 -7.0 1.7
Mar 79.1 1.1 8.8 63.8 -5.8 6.0
Apr 76.9 6.5 -2.8 55.7 -7.1 -12.7
May 76.7 -3.5 -0.2 60.8 -10.0 9.2
Jun 81.1 -7.9 5.7 69.0 2.0 13.4
Jul 72.0 -13.7 -11.2 67.3 -4.8 -2.5
Aug 85.4 10.7 18.6 53.0 -23.7 -21.2
Sep 80.3 -1.1 -6.0 63.9 -5.3 20.6
Oct 88.0 8.7 9.6 59.7 -17.2 -6.6
Nov 75.8 -8.5 -13.8 54.1 -25.5 -9.3
Dec 73.4 -7.8 -3.1 62.0 -18.3 14.5
2008
Jan 87.8r 8.8 19.5 53.0r -10.4 -14.5
Feb 74.4r 2.3 -15.2 55.0r -8.7 3.7
Mar 75.8 -4.2 1.9 52.2 -18.2 -5.0
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Table 8 (continued)
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| PETROLEUM PRODUCTS | CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (including plastic products)
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 62.9 -1.4 86.0 -8.2
Jan 71.0 -3.9 -5.4 74.3 -12.8 -24.9
Feb 36.2 -47.1 -49.0 75.9 -12.1 2.2
Mar 49.6 -1.6 37.0 85.6 -15.7 12.8
Apr 73.8 4.0 48.9 81.7 -10.7 -4.6
May 69.2 -0.8 -6.3 87.6 -2.4 7.2
Jun 66.6 -5.8 -3.8 97.3 5.6 11.1
Jul 68.3 21.8 2.6 85.6 -13.5 -12.1
Aug 67.5 11.1 -1.2 98.2 -4.0 14.8
Sep 59.3 6.0 -12.1 91.0 17.7 -7.3
Oct 61.9 19.6 4.4 81.7 -15.5 -10.3
Nov 61.8 0.0 -0.2 86.1 -16.8 5.4
Dec 69.7 -7.1 12.7 87.1 -12.0 1.1
2008
Jan 56.0 -21.2 -19.7
Feb 53.1 46.7 -5.1
Mar 43.4 -12.5 -18.3
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Table 8 (continued)
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| CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (excluding plastic products)| RUBBER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 100.1 -2.1 69.6 8.7
Jan 86.0 -1.2 -23.2 70.8 -16.2 39.9
Feb 87.5 -2.4 1.6 65.3 -9.1 -7.8
Mar 99.4 -6.4 13.6 71.9 -7.6 10.0
Apr 96.3 -4.8 -3.1 62.5 16.1 -13.1
May 102.5 5.0 6.5 67.5 10.2 8.1
Jun 114.8 12.5 11.9 73.2 30.4 8.4
Jul 98.7 -9.7 -14.0 71.8 23.4 -2.0
Aug 116.5 2.0 18.1 71.4 7.2 -0.5
Sep 106.4 28.1 -8.6 70.9r 13.7 -0.9
Oct 92.5 -14.0 -13.1 75.6r 16.8 6.6
Nov 100.2 -14.8 8.3 67.4r 10.9 -10.8
Dec 101.0 -9.9 0.8 67.1r 32.8 -0.2
2008
Jan 89.7r 4.2 -11.2 67.5 -4.7 0.5
Feb 94.5r 8.1 5.4 70.5r 8.0 4.5
Mar 99.3 -0.1 5.0 71.8 -0.2 1.7
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Table 8 (continued)
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| RUBBER PRODUCTS..f/ | PLASTIC PRODUCTS f/
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 203.7 15.7 41.6 3.2
Jan 256.6 13.3 93.6 36.8 -29.5 11.1
Feb 190.0 12.8 -25.9 39.1 -20.2 6.2
Mar 215.1 25.0 13.2 42.4 -23.1 8.5
Apr 187.5 45.3 -12.8 36.9 -0.8 -12.9
May 191.7 25.4 2.2 41.1 1.1 11.2
Jun 215.0 49.5 12.2 43.7 16.6 6.2
Jul 202.3 23.5 -5.9 43.6 19.6 -0.1
Aug 208.7 -3.8 3.2 42.6 13.9 -2.3
Sep 199.1 1.6 -4.6 43.0 21.9 1.0
Oct 214.8 2.7 7.9 45.6 26.2 6.1
Nov 180.3 -10.1 -16.1 41.9 25.7 -8.3
Dec 183.0 38.1 1.5 42.7 28.8 1.9
2008
Jan 189.7 -26.1 3.7 42.7 16.1 0.1
Feb 192.4r 1.2 1.4 45.1r 15.4 5.6
Mar 188.4 -12.4 -2.0 46.9 10.6 4.1
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f/ - Subsector of Rubber and Plastic Products
Table 8 (continued)
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| NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS | GLASS AND GLASS PRODUCTS g/
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 94.8 -3.4 68.6 1.8
Jan 95.6 10.9 -5.2 83.2 13.0 3.2
Feb 93.9 -0.3 -1.7 76.4 -3.8 -8.2
Mar 101.6 5.3 8.2 57.1 7.0 -25.2
Apr 95.5 0.3 -6.0 52.4 -7.0 -8.2
May 96.9 -8.9 1.5 65.3 23.2 24.4
Jun 93.6 -12.1 -3.5 60.5 10.0 -7.3
Jul 93.5 0.5 -0.1 70.1 19.1 15.9
Aug 97.2 -4.4 4.0 64.0 -12.5 -8.7
Sep 93.7 -9.2 -3.6 67.8 -6.0 5.9
Oct 93.3 -6.0 -0.5 76.4 1.2 12.7
Nov 90.2 -5.3 -3.3 79.3 1.3 3.9
Dec 93.0 -7.8 3.1 71.2 -11.7 -10.3
2008
Jan 92.3r -3.4 -0.7 80.1 -3.7 12.5
Feb 90.0 -4.2 -2.6 85.0r 11.3 6.1
Mar 100.0 -1.6 11.2 86.2 50.9 1.4
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g/ - Subsector of Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Table 8 (continued)
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| CEMENT g/ | MISCELLANEOUS NON-METALLIC MINERAL g/
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 136.1 -0.9 47.7 -12.7
Jan 135.9 15.1 -7.4 41.6 -1.1 4.0
Feb 131.9 2.8 -3.0 46.7 -1.7 12.2
Mar 147.8 3.7 12.1 58.2 15.1 24.6
Apr 140.6 2.0 -4.9 53.6 3.2 -7.9
May 138.9 -10.3 -1.2 50.2 -20.5 -6.3
Jun 130.1 -16.1 -6.3 55.1 -9.9 9.7
Jul 134.6 6.7 3.4 42.9 -29.5 -22.2
Aug 141.7 3.2 5.3 51.2 -17.7 19.4
Sep 131.0 -8.2 -7.5 52.5 -12.1 2.7
Oct 126.7 -6.3 -3.3 52.1 -6.0 -0.9
Nov 130.0 6.5 2.6 38.1 -37.1 -26.9
Dec 143.8 -2.0 10.6 29.8 -25.5 -21.7
2008
Jan 135.9 0.0 -5.5 36.4r -12.4 22.3
Feb 126.7 -3.9 -6.8 39.6r -15.1 8.7
Mar 136.6 -7.6 7.8 54.1 -7.1 36.5
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g/ - Subsector of Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Table 8 (continued)
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| BASIC METALS | IRON AND STEEL h/
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 101.4 -18.5 69.9 -5.2
Jan 103.5 17.3 -9.2 67.4 30.7 8.4
Feb 106.0 2.1 2.4 78.1 19.8 16.0
Mar 120.7 0.2 13.9 88.8 10.6 13.6
Apr 96.5 -16.2 -20.0 61.4 -7.8 -30.8
May 102.4 -29.2 6.0 69.9 -18.4 13.8
Jun 89.4 -35.3 -12.6 68.9 -19.0 -1.4
Jul 103.7 -29.7 15.9 63.3 -21.4 -8.2
Aug 108.5 -18.6 4.6 78.1 -3.7 23.5
Sep 90.1 -32.1 -16.9 59.4 -23.0 -23.9
Oct 103.9 -12.2 15.3 69.0 9.3 16.1
Nov 98.6 -27.5 -5.1 65.9 -23.3 -4.4
Dec 93.0 -18.4 -5.7 68.4 10.1 3.7
2008
Jan 94.0r -9.2 1.0 67.5r 0.1 -1.4
Feb 100.1r -5.6 6.5 71.9r -8.0 6.6
Mar 111.1 -8.0 11.0 86.3 -2.8 20.0
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h/ - Subsector of Basic Metals
Table 8 (continued)
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| NON-FERROUS METALS h/ | FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 191.5 -30.7 193.8 8.0
Jan 210.7 4.9 -21.6 158.9 2.5 -0.5
Feb 184.3 -16.1 -12.6 184.1 8.4 15.8
Mar 210.3 -12.2 14.1 205.5 0.6 11.6
Apr 197.5 -24.4 -6.1 180.1 14.1 -12.3
May 194.6 -39.1 -1.5 204.6 9.2 13.6
Jun 145.5 -51.1 -25.2 207.6 8.8 1.5
Jul 223.0 -36.8 53.3 204.4 13.3 -1.5
Aug 194.5 -32.9 -12.8 221.8 19.5 8.5
Sep 178.9 -40.0 -8.0 178.6 4.8 -19.5
Oct 204.4 -28.3 14.3 200.7 10.2 12.4
Nov 192.9 -32.0 -5.6 210.3 0.0 4.8
Dec 161.2 -40.0 -16.4 168.8 5.7 -19.8
2008
Jan 167.6 -20.5 3.9 199.7r 25.7 18.3
Feb 176.4 -4.3 5.3 184.0r 0.0 -7.9
Mar 177.3 -15.7 0.5 181.3 -11.8 -1.5
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h/ - Subsector of Basic Metals
Table 8 (continued)
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| MACHINERY EXCEPT ELECTRICAL | ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 45.5 -4.2 58.9 -4.5
Jan 42.4 -19.3 -0.4 59.6 -2.6 5.7
Feb 42.4 -15.7 0.1 53.7 -2.7 -9.9
Mar 45.5 -17.9 7.1 58.9 -10.7 9.5
Apr 43.3 -7.8 -4.8 55.5 -0.4 -5.6
May 42.7 -10.2 -1.2 55.9 -8.6 0.5
Jun 45.6 -4.6 6.7 59.2 4.3 6.0
Jul 44.4 -14.3 -2.6 63.6 6.1 7.5
Aug 44.7 -0.2 0.7 55.2 -13.0 -13.2
Sep 45.1 5.4 1.0 63.8 -15.0 15.5
Oct 53.4 22.5 18.4 59.3 -12.9 -6.9
Nov 48.0 10.5 -10.2 60.5 -1.3 2.0
Dec 48.1 13.1 0.4 62.1 10.0 2.6
2008
Jan 29.0r -31.6 -39.8 61.2r 2.6 -1.4
Feb 25.8r -39.2 -11.0 54.6r 1.6 -10.7
Mar 25.4 -44.2 -1.7 52.3 -11.1 -4.2
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Table 8 (continued)
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| TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT | FURNITURE AND FIXTURES
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates | | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 102.9 4.0 151.0 9.7
Jan 100.4 1.4 11.1 157.2 40.6 -3.6
Feb 100.4 4.0 -0.1 166.4 36.0 5.9
Mar 103.3 2.8 2.9 186.0 16.2 11.7
Apr 83.6 9.5 -19.1 145.1 4.5 -22.0
May 101.4 1.5 21.3 142.5 16.2 -1.8
Jun 96.9 -5.0 -4.4 152.3 2.1 6.9
Jul 111.9 12.5 15.4 149.9 8.8 -1.6
Aug 117.3 10.0 4.8 146.3 6.0 -2.4
Sep 112.4 3.3 -4.1 135.6 -1.8 -7.3
Oct 119.9 14.2 6.7 143.8 7.9 6.1
Nov 99.2 -3.3 -17.2 141.9 4.1 -1.3
Dec 88.2 -2.5 -11.2 144.7 -11.2 1.9
2008
Jan 90.9 -9.5 3.2 150.8r -4.1 4.2
Feb 92.8r -7.6 2.0 142.1r -14.6 -5.8
Mar 93.8 -9.3 1.0 132.1 -29.0 -7.1
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Table 8 (concluded)
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| MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES
Year/Month | Index | Year-on-Year | Month-on-Month
| | Growth Rates | Growth Rates
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2007 132.2 4.8
Jan 102.4 2.5 5.4
Feb 114.4 2.8 11.7
Mar 129.3 -4.1 13.1
Apr 112.3 5.0 -13.2
May 139.1 -0.9 23.8
Jun 142.7 -1.5 2.6
Jul 136.5 -3.7 -4.3
Aug 151.7 6.3 11.1
Sep 144.9 1.0 -4.5
Oct 145.6 12.0 0.5
Nov 139.0 15.4 -4.5
Dec 128.8 32.5 -7.4
2008
Jan 109.2r 6.7 -15.2
Feb 102.7r -10.2 -6.0
Mar 110.8 -14.3 7.9
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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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