Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing recorded a slower average annual growth of 16.3 percent in June 2010, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Among the 16 major sectors exhibiting increases in production values, 14 sectors significantly contributed to the increase, namely: transport equipment, furniture and fixtures, petroleum products, miscellaneous manufactures, electrical machinery, machinery except electrical, leather products, beverages, paper and paper products, basic metal, fabricated metal products, non-metallic mineral products, rubber and plastic products and textiles. Refer to Tables 1-A and 1.

Value of Production posts two-digit growth in July 2008

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry picked up at 13.9 percent in July 2008 compared with the year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Thirteen of the 20 major sectors posted increases in production, with two-digit increases registered by the following: basic metals, chemical products (excluding plastic products), petroleum products, food manufacturing, leather products, tobacco products, non-metallic mineral products, rubber and plastic products, footwear and wearing apparel, and beverages. Refer to Tables 1-A and 7.