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  MAY OF 1999 AND EXPECTATION  IN  JUNE OF 1999
                                       (Production - Sales - Prices)
 
    ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, INCREASED FROM  82.1 % IN MAY OF 1998 TO 77.9 % IN MAY OF 1999, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 619 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 May of 1999, expectation and in June of 1999 about production, sales, prices and stocks.

At the evaluation;

    When the weighted average view of the establishments for  May of 1999 compare to the same month of the previous year, establishments have thought that their production and  domestic sales decreased, sale prices is the same  and raw material prices decreased .

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

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While  answer  of  increasing  was   59.5  %  and  decreasing   was   17.4   %  in  May of  1998, in May  of 1999 answer of increasing  is  55.9  % and decreasing  is  26.4  %
 
While answer of increasing expectation was 38.4 % and decreasing expectation was 25.8 % in June of 1998, in June  of 1999 answer of increasing expectation is 46.7 % and decreasing expectation is 18.5 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While  answer  of  increasing  was  51.8  %  and  decreasing   was   27.9   %  in Mayl  of  1998, in May  of 1999 answer of increasing is 49.4  %  and decreasing is 30.5 %

While answer of increasing expectation was  48.9  % and decreasing expectation was 15.4 % in June of 1998, in June  of 1999 answer of increasing expectation is 42.5 % and decreasing expectation is 20.3 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While  answer   of   increasing   was  62.2    %  and   decreasing  was  4.1  %  in May  of  1998, in May  of 1999, answer of increasing is  71.0  % and decreasing is  1.2  %

While  answer  of  increasing expectation was  58.8  %,  decreasing  expectation was 0.2 % in June  of 1998, in June  of 1999 answer of increasing expectation is 54.0 % and decreasing expectation is 1.2 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While  answer  of  increasing   was  61.4   %  and  decreasing  was   4.5  %  in May of   1998, in May   of 1999, answer of increasing  is  75.6  % and decreasing is  1.4  %

While answer of increasing expectation was 61.2  %  and decreasing expectation was 1.1 % in June of  1998, in June  of 1999 answer of increasing expectation is 59.1 % and decreasing expectation  is 0.7 %.