The country’s manufacturing production, both in volume and value, plunged by double digits in April on account of the negative impact of the government-imposed enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on the sector.

Results of the latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (Missi) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Friday showed that the Volume of Production index (VoPi) contracted by 59.8 percent in April from 7.7 percent in March.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details