Crane Industry Watch: Philippine manufacturing output up 84.3% year-on-year in February 2022

According to the الفلبينية "Business World" (Business World) reported on April 8, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that in February 2022, the Philippine manufacturing output index increased by 84.3% year-on-year, the highest growth rate in the past five months, higher than January's 17.1% is much higher than February 2021's -43.9%. In the month, the Philippine Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index was 52.8, the highest since December 2018.

Manufacturing accounts for nearly a quarter of the Philippines' gross domestic product. The industry recorded strong growth of more than 6% in 2016 and was the largest contributor to the country's GDP growth last year. Important manufacturing industries in the Philippines include semiconductors, electronic components, refined petroleum products, computers, peripherals and accessories, and processed foods. The Philippines is in the mid-range of ASEAN countries in terms of gross manufacturing value added (GVA) (see chart below), surpassing ماليزيا and well ahead of فيتنام, although Vietnam has been rapidly industrializing recently, thanks to FDI-led electronics manufacturing or assembled.

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