PRESIDENT OF THE STATE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS
EXPLAINED THE RESULT OF THE MONTHLY TENDENCY SURVEY WHICH              REFLECT VIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ABOUT PRODUCTION, SALES, STOCKS AND PRICES FOR THE RELATION IN  DECEMBER OF 1998 AND EXPECTATION  IN  JANUARY OF 1999
                                      (Production - Sales - Prices)
 

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, DECREASED FROM  78.8 % IN DECEMBER OF 1997 TO 74.2 % IN DECEMBER OF 1998, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 576 LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

Comparison of the reasons for not working in full capacity to the same month of the previous year is summarized below;

    A general evaluation has done in the written explanation on the view of establishments for the present  situation  in  December  of  1998, expectation  and in January of 1999 about production, sales, prices and stocks.
 

At the evaluation;

    When the weighted average view of the establishments for  December of 1998 compare to the same month of the previous year, establishments have thought that their production and domestic sales, sale prices  and  raw material prices decreased.

    When the weighted average expectation of the same establishments for  January of 1999 compare to the same month of the previous year  establishments have thought that their production, domestic sales will increased ,  sale prices  and  raw material  prices will decrease.

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While  answer  of  increasing  was   37.5  %  and  decreasing   was   38.3   %  in  December of  1997, in December  of 1998 answer of increasing  is  40.7  % and decreasing  is  39.0  %
 
While answer of increasing expectation was  28.3  % and decreasing expectation was  27.7 % in January  of 1998, in January of 1999, answer of increasing expectation is 33.1 % and decreasing expectation is  35.7  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While  answer  of  increasing  was  41.2  %  and  decreasing   was   39.8   %  in December of  1997, in December of 1998 answer of increasing is 31.5  %  and decreasing is 52.2 %

While answer of increasing expectation was  37.8  % and decreasing expectation was  22.8 % in January of 1998, in January of 1999 answer of increasing expectation is 37.7 % and decreasing expectation is  31.7 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While  answer   of   increasing   was  71.1    %  and   decreasing  was  1.9  %  in December of  1997, in December of 1998, answer of increasing is  38.8  % and decreasing is  19.8  %

While  answer  of  increasing expectation was  49.5   %,  decreasing  expectation was 0.5 % in  January of 1998, in January of 1999, answer of increasing expectation is  43.5  % and decreasing expectation is   1.2 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While  answer  of  increasing   was  72.5   %  and  decreasing  was   2.7  %  in December  of   1997, in December   of 1998, answer of increasing  is  51.0  % and decreasing is  18.3  %

While answer of increasing expectation was 61.6  %  and decreasing expectation was 0.2 % in January of  1998, in January of 1999 answer of increasing expectation is 53.2 % and decreasing expectation  is  % 2.0