Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry continued to pick up at 13.9 percent in October 2005 compared with a year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Petroleum products contributed significant increment of 53.2 percent, while double-digit increases were also noted in the following sectors: chemical products, furniture and fixtures, miscellaneous manufactures, electrical machinery, food manufacturing and textiles.. Refer to Tables 1-A and 1. 1.
On a monthly basis, VaPI in October 2005 went up by 6.7 percent with the following major sectors attributing to the growth: petroleum products, machinery excluding electrical, non-metallic mineral products and electrical machinery.. Refer to Tables 1-A and 1.