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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2007

January      -0.7    -0.1        0.3         1.4         -4.0r        1.3          1.3       -0.5       0.3
February     -0.3    -0.7        0.0         0.1         -0.8         0.1          0.7       -0.1       0.0
March         0.9     0.1        0.5         0.2          3.0         0.5          0.4        0.0       0.0
April         1.2    -0.1        0.0         2.7          4.9         0.8          0.4        0.0       0.0
May           0.4     0.1        0.0         2.2          1.1         0.7          0.1       -0.1       0.3
June          0.3    -0.5        0.2         0.9          1.6         0.4          0.2        0.1       0.0
July          0.4     0.2        0.0        -3.8          1.9        -0.6          0.2        0.0       0.0
August       -0.1     0.2        0.4        -3.8          0.1        -0.7         -0.1        0.1       0.1
September     1.0    -0.4        0.0         3.1          3.9         0.9          0.1        0.0       0.1
October       1.6     2.3        0.0         5.1          2.6         1.2          0.3        0.0       0.1
November      1.6    -0.4        0.0         2.8          6.7         0.5          0.0       -0.1       0.1
December      0.3     1.5        0.0         0.6         -0.7         0.2          0.1        0.0       0.0

2008

January       0.6     0.2        0.0         1.8          0.3         1.9          0.7        0.6       1.9
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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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