Support activities for transportation industry dominates Transport and Storage Sector

According to the final results of the 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), there were 2,891 establishments engaged in Transport and Storage sector. Support activities for transportation topped the sector with 1,433 establishments or 49.6 percent. Majority of establishments under this industry group were engaged in freight forwarding services and customs brokerage (ship and aircraft) comprising 78.4 percent of the total establishments in the industry group. This was followed by other land transport and transport via buses industries with 639 establishments (22.1%) and 303 establishments (10.5%), respectively. Figure 1 shows the percent distribution of establishments by industry group in 2010.