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 APRIL  OF   2000 AND  EXPECTATION  IN  MAY OF  2000
                                                       (Production  -  Sales  -  Prices)

         ACCORDING   TO   THE STATEMENT  OF  THE  PRESIDENT  OF  SIS,  RATE  OF CAPACITY    UTILIZATION    THAT    IS    WEIGHTED    BY    PRODUCTION   VALUE, DECREASED FROM   77.9  % IN APRIL OF 1999  TO 75.9  % IN APRIL OF 2000, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 599 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 April of  2000, expectation in May  of  2000 about production, domestic sales, sale and raw material prices.

At the evaluation;
       When the weighted average view of the establishments for April  of  2000 compare to the same month of  the previous  year, establishments  have thought that their production, domestic sales , sale prices and  raw material prices decreased.
         When the  weighted  average  expectation  of  the  same  establishments  for   May   of   2000 compare to  the  same month of the previous year  establishments have thought that their production and domestic sales will increase, sale prices and raw material  prices  will decrease.

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While answer of  increasing was  46.7  % and decreasing was 33.7 % in April of 1999, in April of 2000  answer  of  increasing  is  58.0  %  and  decreasing  is  17.7  %

While  answer of increasing expectation was 56.6 % and decreasing expectation was 16.7 % in May of 1999, in  May  of  2000  answer of  increasing expectation  is  53.9  %  and decreasing expectation is  6.1 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While answer of  increasing was 44.3 % and decreasing was 39.1 % in April of  1999,  in  April of 2000 answer  of  increasing  is  46.5  %  and  decreasing  is  31.4 %

While  answer of increasing  expectation  was 49.0 % and decreasing expectation was  20.1 % in  May of  1999, in  May of  2000  answer  of  increasing  expectation is  43.7  %  and  decreasing expectation is  16.1  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer of  increasing was 66.9 % and decreasing was  0.9  %  in April of 1999, in April of 2000, answer  of  increasing is  41.0  %  and  decreasing  is  26.3  %

While answer  of  increasing  expectation  was  65.4  %, decreasing  expectation  was  1.6 %  in May  of  1999, in May  of  2000  answer  of   increasing  expectation  is 36.2  % and decreasing expectation is 0.6  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While answer of increasing was 75.2 % and decreasing was  0.4 %  in April  of 1999, in  April of  2000, answer  of  increasing  is  56.5  %  and  decreasing  is  3.8  %.

While answer  of  increasing  expectation   was  66.9  %,  decreasing expectation was  0.6  % in  May of  1999, in  May  of  2000  answer  of increasing  expectation  is  53.1  % and  decreasing  expectation  is  3.0 %