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2019-089

 

Table A   Year-on-Year Growth Rates for Production Index, Net Sales Index and Producer Price Index: April 2019 and April 2018
(2000=100)
TOTAL MANUFACTURING APRIL
       2019         
APRIL
       2018         

Production Index

   

Value       (VaPI)

-10.8 21.8

Volume    (VoPI)

-14.0 21.0

Net Sales Index

   

Value (VaNSI)

-4.2 19.2

Volume (VoNSI)

-7.6 18.3

Producer Price Index

3.7 r 0.7

r - revised

  • Value of Production Index declines in April 2019

Based on the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the annual rate of Value of Production Index (VaPI) for manufacturing dropped by 10.8 percent in April 2019. During the same month of the previous year, the annual rate of VaPI went up by 21.8 percent.

The downtrend was mainly due to the two-digit annual decreases in the following major industry groups: tobacco products (-25.4%), petroleum products (-25.1%), leather products (-24.0%), food manufacturing (-23.9%), and basic metals (-23.0%).  Refer to Tables1-A and 1.

  • Volume of Production Index decreases

Volume of Production Index (VoPI) also posted a two-digit annual decrease of 14.0 percent in April 2019. It posted a two-digit annual growth of 21.0 percent in April 2018.

The decrease in VoPI in April 2019 was influenced by the downward movements noted in 11 major industry groups of which seven industry groups registered two-digit annual declines in VoPI. These were tobacco products (-29.2%), leather products (-25.5%), petroleum products (-24.3%), food manufacturing (-20.6%), furniture and fixtures (-19.6%), basic metals (-16.2%), and transport equipment (-11.8%). Refer to Tables  1-B and 2.

Figure 1

Figure 2

  • Value of Net Sales Index increases at a slower rate

Value of Net Sales Index (VaNSI) recorded an annual drop of 4.2 percent in April 2019. Likewise, it exhibited an annual decline of 19.2 percent in April 2018.

The downtrend  was due to the annual decreases observed in nine major industry groups, with two-digit negative annual rates reported by the following:  leather products (-23.3%), miscellaneous manufactures (-12.7%), and food manufacturing (-12.2%). Refer to Tables 2-A and 3.

  • Volume of Net Sales Index decreases

The Volume of Net Sales Index (VoNSI) fell by 7.6 percent in April 2019. During the same period of the previous year, the annual growth was posted at 18.3 percent.

Ten (10) major industry groups registered annual decreases with leather products posting the highest annual decline of 24.8 percent followed by furniture and fixtures (-23.6%), and transport equipment (-11.1%). Refer to Tables 2-B and 4.

Figure 3

  • Average Capacity Utilization Rate in April 2019 is highest for petroleum products

Average capacity utilization rate in April 2019 for total manufacturing was posted at 84.3 percent. Fifty-five percent or 11 of the 20 major industries had at least 80 percent capacity utilization rates during the month. These were:

  • petroleum products (89.4%)
  • basic metals (88.7%)
  • non-metallic mineral products (86.4%)
  • machinery except electrical (86.3%)
  • food manufacturing (85.2%)
  • chemical products (85.2%)
  • electrical machinery (85.0%)
  • paper and paper products (83.8%)
  • rubber and plastic products (83.2%)
  • wood and wood products (81.9%)
  • textiles (80.3%)

The proportion of establishments that operated at full capacity (90% to 100%) was more than one-fourth (27.4%) of the total number of establishments for manufacturing in April 2019. About 54.3 percent of the total establishments during the month operated at 70 percent to 89 percent capacity, while almost one-fifth (18.3%) operated below 70 percent capacity. Refer to Tables B  and 6.

Table B   Distribution of Key Manufacturing Establishments by Capacity Utilization for Total Manufacturing: April 2019

Capacity Utilization

Percent Share

Below 50%

3.8

50% - 59%

3.8

60% - 69%

10.7

70% - 79%

21.2

80% - 89%

33.1

90% - 100%

27.4

 

(Sgd) CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph. D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

 


 

TABLE 1-A  Value of Production Index, March 2019 and April 2019
   (2000 =100)

Industry Group

Year-on-Year Growth (%)

  April 2019
March 2019
revised

Gainers

   

Electrical machinery

3.0

0.1

Chemical products

5.5 1.8

Fabricated metal products

21.9 13.7

Footwear and wearing apparel

8.4 3.9

Paper and paper products

10.8 17.5

Furniture and fixtures

25.7 13.4

Machinery except electrical

1.8 5.0

Non-metallic mineral products

3.8 6.2

Printing

9.2 39.3

Rubber and plastic products

2.9 11.1

Losers

   

Food manufacturing

-23.9 -18.5

Petroleum products

-25.1 -19.1

Basic metals

-23 -9.0

Tobacco products

-25.4 -0.6

Transport equipment

-7.5 17.4

Beverages

-3.7 9.6

Textiles

-3.4 11.6

Leather products

-24 1.0

Miscellaneous manufactures

-1.8 3.8

Wood and wood products

-4.8 20.1

Note:   Major Industries are ranked according to their contribution to the overall annual growth rate.

 

TABLE 1-B  Volume of Production Index, March 2019 and April 2019
(2000 = 100)

Industry Group

Year-on-Year Growth (%)
 

April 2019

March 2019
(revised)

Gainers

   
Chemical products
 
11.1
 

7.2

Electrical machinery

2.9
 

-1.4

Footwear and wearing apparel

10.7
 

5.6

Fabricated metal products

18.0
 

7.1

Paper and paper products

6.9
 

11.8

Miscellaneous manufactures

5.1
 

9.1

Printing

6.8
 

36.1

Wood and wood products

0.6
 
22.2
 

Textiles

0.2 15.4

Losers

   

Food manufacturing

-20.6 -15.3

Petroleum products

-24.3 -22.9

Basic metals

-16.2 -4.8

Tobacco products

-29.2 -5.4

Transport equipment

-11.8 12.0

Beverages

-6.1 6.8

Non-metallic mineral products

-5.3 -3.6

Furniture and fixtures

-19.6 -26.8

Rubber and plastic products

-2.6 5.0

Leather products

-25.5 -3.8

Machinery except electrical

-0.5 4.0

Note: Major Industries are ranked according to their contribution to the overall annual growth rate.

TABLE 2-A  Value of Net Sales Index, March 2019 and April 2019
(2000 =100)

Industry Group

Year-on-Year Growth (%)

  April 2019
 
March 2019
(revised)

Gainers

   

Machinery except electrical

8.4 -26.4

Chemical products

7.4 2.5

Footwear and wearing apparel

15.5 9.1

Beverages

5.6 13.8

Tobacco products

12.2 5.7

Wood and wood products

29.9 46.2

Furniture and fixtures

19.5 19.0

Fabricated metal products

6.2 4.7

Printing

6.5 9.6

Paper and paper products

3.7 -0.7

Textiles

0.1 -5.2

Losers

   

Food manufacturing

-12.2 -2.3

Electrical machinery

-8.2 -3.4

Petroleum products

-7.8 -1.5

Basic metals

-9.4 11.6

Transport equipment

-6.8 20.1

Miscellaneous manufactures

-12.7 -5.2

Leather products

-23.3 -6.5

Rubber and plastic products

-2.5 -3.8

Non-metallic mineral products

-0.8 8.0

Note: Major Industries are ranked according to their contribution to the overall annual growth rate

TABLE 2-B  Volume of Net Sales Index, March 2019 and April 2019
(2000 = 100)

Industry Group Year-on-Year Growth (%)
  April 2019
March 2019
(revised)

Gainers

   

Chemical products

13.1 8.0

Machinery except electrical

6.0 -27.1

Footwear and wearing apparel

17.9 10.9

Wood and wood products

37.2 48.9
Beverages
 
3.0 11.0

Tobacco products

6.5 0.5

Textiles

3.8 -1.9

Printing

4.1
 
7.1
 

Fabricated metal products

2.8
 
-1.3
 

Paper and paper products

1/ -5.5

Losers

   

Electrical machinery

-8.3 -4.9

Food manufacturing

-8.3 1.5

Petroleum products

-6.7 -6.2

Transport equipment

-11.1 14.6

Non-metallic mineral products

-9.5 -2.0

Furniture and fixtures

-23.6 -23.2

Miscellaneous manufactures

-6.5 -0.3

Rubber and plastic products

-7.7 -9.1

Basic metals

-1.3 16.7

Leather products

-24.8 -10.6

Note:  1/ - Less than 0.1 percent increase
      Major Industries are ranked according to their contribution to the overall annual growth rate.

 

 

 

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