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   JULY OF 1999 AND EXPECTATION  IN  AUGUST 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  81.1 % IN JULY OF 1998 TO 75.9 % IN JULY OF 1999, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 573 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 July of  1999, expectation and in August of 1999 about production, domestic sales, sale  and raw material prices.

At the evaluation;
       When the weighted average view of the establishments for July of 1999 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  August of 1999 compare to the same month of the previous year  establishments have thought that their production, domestic sales, sale prices and  raw material  prices will increased.
Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While answer of increasing was 44.1 % and decreasing was 35.1 % in July of 1998, in July  of 1999 answer of increasing  is  29.2  % and decreasing  is 53.8  %
 
While answer of increasing expectation was 45.3 % and decreasing expectation was 22.7 % in August of 1998, in  August  of  1999  answer of increasing expectation is 48.3 % and decreasing expectation is 13.1 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While answer of increasing was 44.6  % and decreasing  was 33.6 % in July  of 1998, in July of 1999 answer of increasing is 29.9  %  and decreasing is 50.1 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 43.7 % and decreasing expectation was 22.2 % in August of 1998,  in  August  of  1999 answer of increasing expectation is 48.7 % and decreasing expectation is 14.6  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer  of  increasing was 62.3 % and decreasing  was  1.6  %  in July  of  1998, in July  of 1999, answer of increasing is  71.0  % and decreasing is  2.1  %

While answer  of  increasing  expectation was  41.6  %, decreasing expectation was  2.1 % in August  of 1998,  in  August  of  1999 answer of increasing expectation is  47.5  % and decreasing expectation is 1.3  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While  answer  of increasing  was 57.8  % and  decreasing was 2.5 % in July of  1998, in  July   of 1999, answer of increasing  is  73.3  % and decreasing is  2.7  %

While answer of increasing expectation was 55.8  %  and decreasing expectation was 1.3 % in August of  1998,  in  August  of 1999  answer of increasing expectation  is  58.0 % and decreasing expectation  is 0.9 %.