Value of Production Index (VaPI) of the manufacturing industry continued to experience an upward trend as it posted a two-digit annual growth of 31.5 percent in February 2010, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). This was attributed to the increases in production values reported by 17 major sectors, led by petroleum products which exhibited three-digit growth of 238.9 percent. Other major sectors that significantly contributed to the growth were the following: electrical machinery, machinery except electrical, leather products, miscellaneous manufactures, transport equipment, basic metal, rubber and plastic products, non-metallic mineral products, tobacco products, wood and wood products and fabricated metal products. Refer to Tables 1-A and 1.

Manufacturing output for the whole year 2000 increased by 14.0 percent in volume and 23.4 percent growth in value. The growth in volume exceeded the 3.5 percent growth in 1999 and the growth in the value of production also surpassed the 8.6 percent growth the previous year.

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry posted a year-on-year growth of 9.6 percent in June 2006 compared with the year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Sectors that reported significant expansion in production were the following: leather products, basic metals, petroleum products, fabricated metal products, food manufacturing, beverages and textiles. Refer to Tables 1-A and 1.