Executive Outlook Survey: January 2006
Corporate Outlook
Percent (%) of respondents
   
Jan 2005
Jan 2006
GROSS REVENUES Growth
72.9
77.7
  Average rate (%)
15.6
14.5
  Decline
4.3
4.3
  Average rate (%)
25.0
15.0
  No change
18.6
8.5
NET INCOME Growth
60.0
62.8
  Average rate (%)
27.2
14.1
  Decline
8.6
7.4
  Average rate (%)
15.0
20.0
  No change
24.3
19.1
HIRING Hiring/ Expand workforce
Average rate (%)
27.1
10.6
29.8
10.6
  Hold workforce
60.0
58.5
  Layoff/Downsize
5.7
6.4
  Average rate (%)
17.5
10.8
   
INVESTMENTS Will make additional investments
47.1
50.0
  Average (Million Pesos)
268.7
387.3
   
MANUFACTURING
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Average rate (%)
67.8
(as of 12/31/04)
68.2
(as of 12/31/05)
RAW MATERIAL INVENTORY Average no. of months
2.4
(as of 12/31/04)
2.1
(as of 5/31/05)
FINISHED GOODS INVENTORY Average no. of months
2.3
(as of 12/31/04)
3.0
(as of 12/31/05)
       

No. of respondents: 94 (12.8% of MBC membership)
Survey period: 6 to 28 January 2005; 3 to 31 January 2006
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding off or no response.

 

 

 

 

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