Table 2.  Month-on-Month Changes in Percent of the GWPI in Luzon
          (1998 =100)

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                                           Crude      Mineral   Chemicals,     Manufac- Machinery    Miscel-
                           Beverages   Materials,       Fuels,  Including  tured Goods        and   laneous
Period        All                and    Inedible   Lubricants  Animal and   Classified  Transport   Manufac-
            Items    Food    Tobacco      Except  and Related   Vegetable      Chiefly  Equipment     tured
                                           Fuels    Materials   Oils/Fats  by Material             Articles
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2006

January       1.2r    1.0        0.0         0.5          3.2         0.6r         1.3        0.1       0.1
February      0.9r    0.6        0.0         2.0          1.3         1.2          0.7r       0.3       1.6
March         0.2r    0.4        0.6         0.3         -0.1         1.4r        -0.1r       0.1       0.1
April         1.2    -1.0        0.1         1.6          5.4         1.4          0.1        0.0       0.3
May           1.0    -0.2        0.0         2.8          4.0         0.2          0.1        0.3       0.4
June          1.2     1.2        0.1        -0.9          2.9         0.1          0.4        0.1       0.2
July          1.3     1.1        0.0         1.5          2.9         0.1          0.9        0.9       0.1
August        0.2     0.6        0.0        -0.3         -0.1         0.3          0.1        0.0       0.0
September    -2.3     0.3        0.0        -1.3         -8.8        -0.2          0.2        0.0      -0.1
October      -1.0     1.0        0.1         2.3         -5.7         0.3          0.1        0.1       0.0
November      0.0     0.8        0.0         2.6         -1.7         0.6          0.2        0.1       0.1
December      0.7     0.4        0.1         7.8          0.8         2.2          0.8        0.0       0.0

2007

January      -0.7    -0.1        0.3         1.4         -4.4         1.3          1.3       -0.5       0.3
February     -0.3    -0.7        0.0         0.1         -0.8         0.1          0.7        0.0       0.0
March         0.6P    0.1        0.5         0.2          1.9P        0.5          0.4       -0.1       0.0

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Notes:   r - revised 
         P - preliminary  

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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