Date: 16.11.2001

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  REALISATION  IN  OCTOBER OF  2001 AND EXPECTATION  IN  NOVEMBER OF  2001
(Production  -  Sales  -  Prices)

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY  UTILISATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, DECREASED FROM  81.3 % IN OCTOBER OF 2000 TO 74.6 % IN OCTOBER OF 2001, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 746  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 October of  2001, expectation  in  November  of  2001  about  production, domestic sales, sale and raw material prices.

At the evaluation;

     When  the weighted average view of the establishments for October of  2001 compare to the same   month   of   the  previous year, establishments  have  thought  that  their  production  and domestic sales decreased, sale prices and raw material prices increased.

     When  the weighted  average expectation of  the  same establishments for November of 2001 compare  to  the   same  month  of   the   previous  year   establishments  have  thought  that  their production   and   domestic   sales   will   decreased, sale  prices  and  raw  material   prices   will increased.

 Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;
While answer  of   increasing  was  55.7  %  and  decreasing was 22.5 % in October of 2000, in
October of 2001  answer  of  increasing  is  47.9  %  and  decreasing  is  35.3  %.

While  answer of  increasing  expectation  was 25.7 % and decreasing expectation was 22.3 % in November  of  2000, in  November of  2001  answer of  increasing   expectation  is  32.7 %  and decreasing expectation is 36.2 %.

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While answer  of  increasing  was  42.4 %  and  decreasing  was 38.6 %  in  October of 2000,  in October of 2001 answer  of  increasing  is  38.2  %  and  decreasing  is  43.3  %.

While answer of increasing expectation  was  37.4 %  and  decreasing expectation was 27.6 % in November of  2000, in  November  of  2001 answer  of  increasing  expectation  is  30.9 %  and decreasing expectation is  38.8 %.

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer of  increasing was  57.7 %  and  decreasing  was  5.1  %  in October  of  2000,  in October of 2001, answer  of  increasing is  61.0  %  and  decreasing  is  11.5  %

While  answer  of  increasing  expectation  was 39.6  %, decreasing  expectation  was  4.2  %  in November of  2000, in November  of  2001  answer of  increasing  expectation is  42.2  %  and decreasing expectation is 9.1 %.

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While  answer  of  increasing  was  58.9 %  and  decreasing  was 8.3 %  in October  of  2000, in October of  2001, answer  of  increasing  is  56.4  %  and  decreasing  is  18.3  %.

While  answer  of  increasing expectation  was  59.4 %, decreasing  expectation   was  0.2  % in November of 2000, in  November of  2001  answer of   increasing  expectation  is  52.7  %  and decreasing expectation is 7.7 %.