17.03.1998


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
FEBRUARY OF1998 AND EXPECTATION IN MARCH OF 1998
(Production - Sales - Prices)

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, INCREASED FROM 77.3 % IN FEBRUARY OF 1997 TO 77.7 % IN FEBRUARY OF 1998, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 530 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 February of 1998, expectation and in March of 1998 about production, sales, prices and stocks.


At the evaluation;


When the weighted average view of the establishments for February of 1998 compare to the same month of the previous year, establishments have thought that their production, domestic sales increase, sale prices and raw material prices decrease.

When the weighted average expectation of the same establishments for March of 1998 compare to the same month of the previous year establishments have thought that their production will increase, domestic sales, raw material and sale prices will decrease.


Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While answer of increasing was 31.7 % and decreasing was 49.9 % in February of 1997,
in February of 1998 answer of increasing is 37.5 % and decreasing is 43.8 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 76.5 % and decreasing expectation was 2.2 % in
March of 1997, in March of 1998, answer of increasing expectation is 57.6 % and decreasing
expectation is 14.1 %


Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While answer of increasing was 45.0 % and decreasing was 40.2 % in February of 1997,
in February of 1998 answer of increasing is 57.0 % and decreasing is 26.5 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 63.5 % and decreasing expectation was 6.6 %
in March of 1997, in March of 1998, answer of increasing expectation is 60.1 % and decreasing
expectation is 10.8 %


Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer of increasing was 63.3 % and decreasing was 0.5 % in February of 1997,
in February of 1998, answer of increasing is 33.8 % and decreasing is 3.8 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 62.0 % and decreasing expectation was 0.1 % in
March of 1997,in March of 1998, answer of increasing expectation is 37.6 and decrease
expectation is 1.9 %


Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While answer of increasing was 74.0 % and decreasing was 0.1 % in February of 1997,
in February of 1998, answer of increasing is 61.8 % and decreasing is 2.4 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 61.5 % and decreasing expectation was 0.1 % in
March of 1997, in March of 1998 answer of increasing expectation is 61.0 % and decreasing
expectation is % 0.6