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

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                                                 |                      2007                                  |     2008
Sector                                           |------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------
                                                 |  Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug  Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec |  Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr
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Manufacturing                                      79.6  79.5  79.6  79.9  80.3  80.0  80.2  80.2r 80.2r 80.3   80.2  80.3r 80.4r 80.7

Food manufacturing                                 82.0  81.8  81.6  82.9  83.0  83.0  82.7  83.2r 83.8r 84.5r  83.6  83.8  84.8r 85.0
Beverages                                          66.7  66.7  67.3  67.0  66.6  66.7  66.5  67.2  66.9  70.5   70.3  68.8  70.4  70.2
Tobacco Products                                   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  65.0
Textiles                                           78.9  78.8  79.0  78.8  79.1  79.1  78.7  78.8  78.6  78.2   78.9  78.6  78.2r 78.5
Footwear and wearing apparel                       76.2  76.9  77.0  77.1  77.2  76.7  77.2  76.7  76.6  76.7   79.9  82.4  84.2r 84.4
Leather products                                   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  83.0
Wood and wood products                             68.7  68.9  68.4  69.8  69.4  70.1  69.4  69.3  68.1  68.1   72.0  72.0  72.3r 72.8
Paper and paper products                           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  83.3
Publishing and printing                            79.3  78.0  78.8  79.5  79.4  77.9  79.2  78.8  78.1  79.3   78.5r 79.2r 78.3r 78.1
Petroleum products                                 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  84.3
Chemical products (excluding Plastic Products)     81.4  81.4  81.9  82.3  81.8  82.1  81.9  81.3  82.0  81.5   81.4  81.6  81.7r 81.9
Rubber and plastic products                        79.8  79.2  79.6  80.1  80.1  80.0  80.0  80.4  79.9  80.0   80.1r 80.3  80.4r 80.7
Non-metallic mineral products                      79.5  78.7  78.6  78.8  78.4  78.6  78.3  78.2  77.9  78.3   78.2  78.1  79.0r 79.6
Basic metals                                       85.1  84.8  86.2  83.6  86.0  86.4  84.9  86.3  85.9  84.9   85.1r 87.6r 87.9r 88.2
Fabricated metal products                          74.7  74.4  75.3  75.4  75.3  76.0  74.4  75.2  75.4  74.3   75.1r 74.7r 74.6r 74.8
Machinery excluding electrica                      76.2  75.8  75.2  76.1  76.1  76.3  77.3  76.1  77.2  76.6   76.2  77.9  76.7  77.2
Electrical machinery                               82.3  81.9  81.7  82.1  83.0  81.4  83.0  82.0  82.1  82.0   82.2  81.7  81.4  81.4
Transport equipment                                72.1  70.9  72.2  72.1  73.5  73.6  73.7  74.8  72.1  71.8   71.9  72.4r 72.0r 72.0
Furniture and fixtures                             76.8  75.4  75.2  75.5  75.4  75.4  74.7  74.6  74.7  74.8   74.8  74.8  74.7r 74.8
Miscellaneous manufactures                         83.2  83.2  83.9  84.4  83.7  84.6  84.5  84.4  83.5  83.3   83.1  83.1  82.8r 83.1


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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:  June 25,, 2008
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