ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT  OF  THE  PRESIDENT  OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY   UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY  PRODUCTION  VALUE, DECREASED FROM  74.0 % IN MARCH OF 2000 TO 72.2 %  IN   MARCH  OF   2001,  FROM  THE   PRIMARILY   PROVISIONAL   RESULT   OF   671   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 March of  2001, expectation in  April of  2001 about production, domestic sales, sale and raw material prices.
 

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

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

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;
While answer of  increasing was  48.0  % and decreasing was 34.3 % in March of 2000, in March of 2001  answer  of  increasing  is  42.5  %  and  decreasing  is  44.1  %
 
While answer of increasing expectation was 44.5 % and decreasing expectation was 22.2 % in April of 2000, in April of 2001 answer of increasing expectation is 28.2 % and decreasing expectation is 33.8 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;
While answer of  increasing was 61.7 % and decreasing was 18.6 % in March of 2000,  in March of 2001 answer  of  increasing  is  44.2  %  and  decreasing  is  42.3 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 35.9 % and decreasing expectation was 29.5 % in April of 2000, in April of 2001 answer of increasing expectation is 38.7 % and decreasing expectation is 23.3 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;
While answer of  increasing was 61.5 % and decreasing was  2.1  %  in March of 2000, in March of 2001, answer  of  increasing is  73.2  %  and  decreasing  is 2.2  %

While answer of increasing expectation was  41.1  %, decreasing  expectation was 1.1 % in April of  2000, in April  of 2001 answer of increasing expectation is 67.5 % and decreasing expectation is 1.6 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;
While answer of increasing  was  70.1 % and decreasing was 0.2 %  in March of 2000,  in March of  2001, answer  of  increasing  is  73.4  %  and  decreasing  is  8.4  %.

While answer of increasing expectation was  57.8  %, decreasing expectation was 2.9 % in April of  2000, in April of 2001 answer of increasing expectation is  68.3 % and decreasing expectation  is 7.0 %