r -revised

• Value of Production Index sustains double-digit growth
  

  Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry on a year-on-year basis reflected an increase of 12.9 percent in November 2005 compared with the year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Petroleum products registered the biggest increase among the sectors with an increment of 50.4 percent. Other sectors which registered double-digit growth were the following: chemical products, furniture and fixtures, non-metallic mineral products, tobacco, fabricated metal products, rubber products and textiles. Refer to Tables 1-A and 1. 1.

  On the other hand, VaPI a month-on-month basis dipped by 3.3 percent in November 2005. This was brought about by decreases in production of eleven (11) major sectors. . Refer to Tables 1-A and 1.

• Volume of Production Index (VoPI) posts positive rate
  

  On a year-on-year basis, Volume of Production Index (VoPI) gained by 4.0 percent in November 2005 mainly due to significant expansions in factory output registered by eight (8) sectors, namely: furniture and fixtures, petroleum products, fabricated metal products, chemical products, rubber products, non-metallic mineral products, textiles and tobacco. Refer to Tables 2 and 1-B.

  On a monthly basis, VoPI went down by 2.5 percent in November 2005. The ten (10) major sectors that contributed to the decline in production were miscellaneous manufactures, footwear and wearing apparel, electrical machinery, machinery excluding electrical, chemical products, food manufacturing, textiles, basic metals, transport equipment and leather products. Refer to Tables 2 and 1-B.

• Value of Net Sales still on its uptrend
  

  Value of Net Sales in November 2005 continued to grow by 8.2 percent compared to the year-ago figure. Sectors observed to have sales expansion were the following: furniture and fixtures, petroleum products, chemical products, leather products and tobacco. Refer to Tables 2-A and 3.

  On a monthly basis, Net Sales registered a decline of 4.3 percent in November 2005. Seventeen (17) major sectors registered decreases in sales value, led by rubber products and transport equipment. Refer to Tables 2-A and 3.

• Volume of Net Sales moves up
  

  Net Sales Volume in November 2005 recovered by 2.1 percent compared to the year-ago level. Major sectors that contributed significantly to the increase were the following: furniture and fixtures, petroleum products, chemical products and footwear and wearing apparel. Refer to Tables 2-B and 4.

  However, Volume of Net Sales on a month-on-month comparison slumped by 2.8 percent in November 2005, which was brought about by the decreases in sales volume in fifteen (15) major sectors. Refer to Tables 2-B and 4.

Producer's Price Index (PPI) keeps positive growth

Producer's Price Index (PPI) for manufacturing posted an increase of 8.5 percent in November 2005 from a double-digit growth of (revised) 10.2 percent during the previous month. Significant price increases were exhibited in the following sectors: machinery excluding electrical, publishing and printing, petroleum products and basic metals Refer to Table 5.

PPI on a monthly comparison fell by 0.8 percent in November 2005. Decreases in producer's prices were observed in the following sectors: petroleum products, transport equipment, miscellaneous manufactures, furniture and fixtures, electrical machinery, food manufacturing, chemical products, textiles, wood and wood products and machinery excluding electrical. Refer to Table 5.

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• Capacity Utilization
  

  Average capacity utilization in November 2005 for total manufacturing was estimated at 80.3 percent. Sectors that registered more than 80% capacity utilization rates were the following: machinery excluding electrical, petroleum products, electrical machinery, paper and paper products, miscellaneous manufactures, rubber products, leather products, basic metals, food manufacturing, chemical products and textiles. Refer to Table 6..

  The proportion of establishments that operated at full capacity (90%-100%) was 10.4 percent in November 2005. More than half or 56.8 percent of the establishments operated at 70%-89% capacity and 32.8 percent of the establishments operated below 70% capacity.

  Distribution of Key Manufacturing Establishments by Capacity Utilization
  Total Manufacturing, November 2005
  (In percent)

  Capacity Utilization	Percent Share
  Below 50 percent	5.0
  50 percent - 59 percent	8.6
  60 percent - 69 percent	19.2
  70 percent - 79 percent	19.4
  80 percent - 89 percent	37.4
  90 percent - 100 percent	10.4

• Response Rate
  

  The response rate for November 2005 is 86.9 percent, which corresponds to the retrieval of 453 sample establishments' reports. Refer to Table 7.

  Response Rates for Total Manufacturing
  (In percent)

  November 2005	October 2005           (revised)
  86.9	94.2

• Technical Notes
  

  Starting 2004, weights for the Producer's Price Index (PPI) are based from the results of the 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) for establishments with average total employment (ATE) of 20 and over. Reference year for the 2000 CPBI is 1999. Refer to Press Release on Revision of 2004 PPI weights..

  Data of non-responding sample establishments are estimated based on previous records and other available sources. Revisions to the preliminary estimates are done upon receipt of actual reports of late respondents.
   

  (Sgd.) CARMELITA N. ERICTA                                                                                                     Administrator

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  TABLE 1-A. VALUE OF PRODUCTION INDEX, October 2005 - November 2005
  (1994 =100)

  Gainers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Petroleum Products	50.4	53.2
  Chemical Products	27.2	26.9
  Food Manufacturing	6.0	14.7
  Electrical Machinery	9.3	15.7
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	19.9	-8.6
  Tobacco	19.9	-5.2
  Textiles	14.8	13.7
  Fabricated Metal Products*	17.4	-8.7
  Furniture and Fixtures	24.0	18.4
  Rubber Products	15.7	5.7
  Leather Products*	5.4	2.6
  Losers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Basic Metals	-20.4	-18.3
  Wood and Wood Products	-63.5	-71.1
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-36.3	-25.6
  Publishing and Printing*	-22.1	-19.0
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	-5.6	-4.7
  Beverages	-2.8	1.9
  Transport Equipment	-2.5	-4.5
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	-1.6	12.7
  Paper and Paper Products	-0.5	-4.9

  TABLE 1-A. VALUE OF PRODUCTION INDEX, October 2005 - November 2005
  (concluded)
  (1994=100)

  Gainers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Fabricated Metal Products*	23.3	7.1
  Tobacco	9.6	0.2
  Wood and Wood Products	19.6	-41.3
  Paper and Paper Products	3.6	-3.7
  Beverages	1.2	7.2
  Publishing and Printing*	4.5	-18.3
  Rubber Products	6.0	-3.7
  Furniture and Fixtures	5.6	-12.2
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	0.4	17.0
  Losers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Electrical Machinery	-9.3	10.3
  Food Manufacturing	-5.1	6.4
  Chemical Products	-7.0	0.4
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	-8.0	-4.7
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	-10.6	5.7
  Transport Equipment	-1.7	2.6
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-7.1	14.9
  Petroleum Products	-0.5	16.5
  Basic Metals	-0.7	-1.0
  Textiles	-1.2	6.6
  Leather Products*	-0.03	-38.4

  
  Note: * - new sectors in the 1994-based series

  Sectors are ranked according to their contribution to the overall 1994-based November 2005 growth rate.

  Year-on-year growth rates are computed by dividing the current month index by previous year same month index less 1.

  Month-on-month growth rates are computed by dividing the current month index by previous month index less 1.

  TABLE 1-B. VOLUME OF PRODUCTION INDEX, October 2005 - November 2005
  (1994 = 100)

  Gainers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Petroleum Products	29.2	15.7
  Chemical Products	20.0	18.2
  Food Manufacturing	2.9	11.5
  Fabricated Metal Products*	24.6	-4.1
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	12.7	-14.6
  Textiles	12.3	11.1
  Tobacco	11.3	-12.0
  Electrical Machinery	2.4	4.8
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	5.8	6.7
  Furniture and Fixtures	29.2	21.8
  Rubber Products	14.6	4.7
  Paper and Paper Products	3.9	1.4
  Losers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October2005 (revised)
  Basic Metals	-29.0	-27.4
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-53.5	-45.6
  Wood and Wood Products	-64.3	-71.8
  Publishing and Printing*	-33.8	-33.4
  Beverages	-7.2	-2.8
  Transport Equipment	-3.2	-6.5
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	-4.5	8.2
  Leather Products*	-2.9	-5.5

  TABLE 1-B. VOLUME OF PRODUCTION INDEX, October 2005 - November 2005
  (concluded)
  (1994=100)

  Gainers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Petroleum Products	9.4	12.1
  Fabricated Metal Products*	23.3	7.1
  Tobacco	9.6	0.2
  Wood and Wood Products	19.7	-41.2
  Paper and Paper Products	3.3	-3.1
  Beverages	1.2	7.6
  Publishing and Printing*	4.5	-18.3
  Furniture and Fixtures	6.7	-9.1
  Rubber Products	6.0	-3.8
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	0.2	16.9
  Losers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Electrical Machinery	-8.5	19.0
  Food Manufacturing	-4.7	-6.8
  Chemical Products	-6.8	0.4
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	-8.9	-4.7
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	-9.5	6.3
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-7.1	14.2
  Basic Metals	-0.7	-1.5
  Textiles	-1.0	6.0
  Transport Equipments	-0.4	-2.2
  Leather Products*	-0.03	-38.4

  
  Note: * - new sectors in the 1994-based series

  Sectors are ranked according to their contribution to the overall 1994-based November 2005 growth rate.

  Year-on-year growth rates are computed by dividing the current month index by previous year same month index less 1.

  Month-on-month growth rates are computed by dividing the current month index by previous month index less 1.

  TABLE 2-A. VALUE OF NET SALES, October 2005 - November 2005
  (1994=100)

  Gainers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Petroleum Products	34.6	35.2
  Chemical Products	22.4	4.3
  Food Manufacturing	4.0	17.9
  Electrical Machinery	4.5	1.2
  Basic Metals	7.0	12.1
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	9.8	-24.5
  Tobacco	10.9	-5.2
  Beverages	5.3	1.6
  Furniture and Fixtures	37.8	37.4
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	1.8	4.4
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	4.1	-19.2
  Transport Equipment	0.5	13.5
  Leather Products*	15.1	21.9
  Losers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Wood and Wood Products	-62.6	-65.7
  Textiles	-16.0	-13.4
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-33.1	25.6
  Publishing and Printing*	-24.7	-9.5
  Fabricated Metal Products*	-12.5	-20.9
  Paper and Paper Products	-5.6	7.0
  Rubber Products	-11.2	5.7

  TABLE 2-A. VALUE OF NET SALES, October 2005 - November 2005 (concluded)
  (1994=100)

  Gainers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Tobacco	11.2	-17.5
  Wood and Wood Products	13.6	-24.9
  Publishing and Printing*	3.1	-3.5
  Losers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Food Manufacturing	6.7	8.8
  Electrical Machinery	-6.1	3.7
  Transport Equipment	-10.0	6.6
  Petroleum Products	-4.2	8.5
  Chemical Products	-3.7	0.0
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	-4.9	-1.2
  Textiles	-5.7	0.2
  Rubber Products	-20.6	5.4
  Basic Metals	-2.0	-3.2
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	-2.8	8.0
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-6.5	-0.1
  Fabricated Metal Products*	-4.5	0.5
  Beverages	-1.5	12.0
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	-5.3	-1.0
  Paper and Paper Products	-2.7	0.0
  Leather Products*	-6.7	-25.9
  Furniture and Fixtures	-0.9	-8.4

  
  Note: * - new sectors in the 1994-based series

  Sectors are ranked according to their contribution to the overall 1994-based November 2005 growth rate.

  Year-on-year growth rates are computed by dividing the current month value of net sales by previous year same month value of net sales less 1.

  Month-on-month growth rates are computed by dividing the current month value of net sales by previous month value of net sales less 1.

  TABLE 2-B. VOLUME OF NET SALES, October 2005 - November 2005
  (1994=100)

  Gainers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Petroleum Products	15.6	2.1
  Chemical Products	15.5	-2.9
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	14.2	16.8
  Furniture and Fixtures	43.5	41.4
  Food Manufacturing	1.0	14.6
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	3.2	-29.4
  Tobacco	2.9	-12.0
  Beverages	0.5	-3.0
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	1.0	-22.5
  Leather Products*	6.0	12.3
  Losers	Year-on-Year Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-51.1	-45.6
  Wood and Wood Products	-63.4	-66.6
  Textiles	-17.8	-15.4
  Publishing and Printing*	-36.0	-25.6
  Basic Metals	-4.5	-0.4
  Electrical Machinery	-2.1	-8.3
  Fabricated Metal Products*	-7.2	-16.9
  Rubber Products	-12.1	4.7
  Paper and Paper Products	-1.4	14.2
  Transport Equipment	-0.3	11.1

  TABLE 2-B. VOLUME OF NET SALES, October 2005 - November 2005 (concluded)
  (1994=100)

  Gainers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Petroleum Products	5.4	4.4
  Tobacco	11.2	-17.5
  Wood and Wood Products	13.7	-24.7
  Publishing and Printing*	3.1	-3.5
  Furniture and Fixtures	0.1	-5.3
  Losers	Month-on-Month Growth (percent)
  	November 2005	October 2005 (revised)
  Food Manufacturing	-6.3	9.2
  Electrical Machinery	-5.3	11.9
  Transport Equipment	-8.8	1.7
  Chemical Productst	-3.5	0.0
  Footwear and Wearing Apparel*	-5.8	-1.2
  Textiles	-5.5	-0.3
  Rubber Products	-20.6	5.4
  Basic Metals	-2.0	-3.7
  Non-Metallic Mineral Products	-3.0	7.9
  Machinery Excluding Electrical*	-6.5	-0.7
  Fabricated Metal Products*	-4.5	0.5
  Beverages	-1.5	12.4
  Paper and Paper Products	-3.0	0.7
  Miscellaneous Manufactures	-4.1	-0.5
  Leather Products*	-6.7	-25.9

  
  Note: * - new sectors in the 1994-based series

  Sectors are ranked according to their contribution to the overall 1994-based November 2005 growth rate.

  Year-on-year growth rates are computed by dividing the current month volume of net sales by previous year same month volume of net sales less 1.

  Month-on-month growth rates are computed by dividing the current month volume of net sales by previous month volume of net sales less 1.

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  Source:   National Statistics Office
                   Manila, Philippines