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

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                             |          |       March          |       April          |        April
                             |          |     (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           302      97.7          276       89.3         290       93.9

Food manufacturing                  71            71      98.6           63       88.7          69       97.2
Beverages                            8             8     100.0            7       87.5           7       87.5
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            6      100.0           6      100.0
Wood & wood products                11            10      90.9            8       72.7           8       72.7
Paper & paper products              11            11     100.0           11      100.0          11      100.0
Publishing & printing                4             4     100.0            4      100.0           4      100.0
Petroleum products                   3             3     100.0            3      100.0           3      100.0
Chemical products                   32            30      93.8           28       87.5          30       93.8
Rubber & plastic products           10            10     100.0           10      100.0          10      100.0
Non-metallic mineral products       15            14      93.3           13       86.7          13       86.7
Basic metals                        21            21     100.0           19       90.5          20       95.2
Fabricated metal products            8             8     100.0            7       87.5           7       87.5
Machinery except electrical         16            16     100.0           13       81.3          15       93.8
Electrical machinery                27            27     100.0           21       77.8          24       88.9
Transport equipment                 11            11     100.0           11      100.0          11      100.0
Furniture & fixtures                12            11      91.7           10       83.3          10       83.3
Miscellaneous manufactures          18            18     100.0           18      100.0          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

Page last updated:  June 25, 2008
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