State Institute of Statistics declared that manufacturing industry production  increased by  12.8 %,   mining industry production decreased by  5.6 %, electricity, gas and water production increased by 8.2 %,  in June
of  2003,  over to the same period of the previous year.

        The statement released by SIS,  total  industrial   production    increased  by 7.6 %,  and mining    industry decreased by 14.8 %,   manufacturing   industry increased by 8.7 %, and electricity, gas  and water industry increased by 7.7 %  in six months of  2003, over to the same period of the previous year.

 NOTE  : MONTHLY INDUSTRIAL  PRODUCTION  INDEX   HAS BEEN     CALCULATED TO    GIVE  INFORMATION IN A SHORT TIME. 403 ITEMS FROM 918 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH REPRESENT
70 %   OF  TOTAL  INDUSTRIAL  PRODUCTION   VALUE   HAVE  BEEN   USED  TO    CALCULATE
MONTHLY  INDUSTRIAL  PRODUCTION INDEX.  APPROXIMATELY   2005   ITEMS   FROM   3000
LARGE SCALE   ESTABLISHMENTS   WHICH      REPRESENT   81   %   OF    TOTAL     INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTION VALUE  HAVE BEEN USED TO CALCULATE QUARTERLY INDUSTRIAL  PRODUCT INDEX.   THERE   ARE    SOME    DIFFERENCES     BETWEEN    TWO   INDEXES BECAUSE OF THE
COVERAGE.  MONTHLY  INDEX  SHOULD  BE    USED  AS A   SHORT   TERM  INDICATOR. FINAL
RESULT  MUST BE TAKEN FROM QUARTERLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX.
** Monthly  Industrial Production Index is released on the eight of the second month following the reference month.