Date : 30 . 11 . 1996

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
1996 THIRD QUARTER


In the third quarter of 1996, GNP is calculated to be 4,956,208,821 million TL at current prices and 34,751,432 million TL at 1987 prices. These figures correspond to an increase of 88.9 % at current prices, and 5.4 % at constant prices.

Yearly change of GNP by economic activity is given below:


                            Current Prices (%)      Constant Prices (%)
                          1st      2nd      3rd      1st      2nd      3rd
Economic Activity       Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter

Agriculture               50,5     91.6     90.7     -1.3      3.2      1.4
Industry                  71.3     79.5     80.2      8.8      7.4      5.5
Construction              71.8     80.5     93.3     -1.4      1.2      3.7
Trade                     75.6     85.9     88.2     15.3     11.5      7.8
Transportation,
	Communication     84.0     88.6     94.0     14.4      9.8      6.4
Finance                  133.8    172.7     68.1      0.8      3.5      1.8
Ownership of Dwelling     79.4     77.1     77.1      2.4      2.4      2.4
Business and Personal 
	Services          76.7     88.3     86.9      9.0      7.4      4.6
Government Services      112.0     66.3    149.6      0.3      0.7      0.4
Non-profit Organizations  42.9     19.5     68.8      2.8      1.4      0.2
Import Duties             55.5     73.8     57.6     43.4     35.2     33.4
Gross Domestic Product    77.3     85.0     89.0     10.3      8.2      5.5
Gross National Product    80.0     85.6     88.9     12.2      8.6      5.4