The number of manufacturing firms has fallen from 7,500 in 1999 to just 4,600 in 2008 with a concomitant drop in employment from 1.1 million to 860,000 or a decline of 4% percent in its share in total employment.
Bumagsak ang bilang ng mga empresa sa manupaktura mula 7,500 noong 1999 tungong 4,600 noong 2008.