MANILA, July 11 (Xinhua): The performance of manufacturing production in the Philippines continued to accelerate in May, hitting a growth record, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced.
Based on the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the year-on-year value of production index (VaPI) and the volume of production index (VoPI) increased by 249.5 per cent and 265.0 per cent in May, respectively.
The year-on-year growth rate in May was the second positive growth since April 2019 and the highest annual growth in the 2018-based data series, the PSA said in a statement.
The PSA said the sharp increases in most of the 18 industry divisions that registered positive annual growth rates led to the VaPI s upward trend. The manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products was among the top contributor with 1, 472.7 percent yearly growth.
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