17.04.2000

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  MARCH OF  2000 AND EXPECTATION  IN  APRIL OF  2000

(Production  -  Sales  -  Prices)



      ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY  UTILIZATION THAT   IS  WEIGHTED  BY  PRODUCTION  VALUE, DECREASED  FROM  74.1 %  IN  MARCH OF 1999 TO  73.8 % IN MARCH OF 2000, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 582 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  2000, expectation in April of  2000 about production, domestic sales, sale and raw material prices.
 

At the evaluation;

           When  the  weighted  average  view of the establishments for March  of  2000 compare to the same month of the previous  year,  establishments   have   thought  that their production , domestic sales, sale   prices   and   raw material prices decreased.

         When the weighted average expectation of the same establishments for April  of  2000 compare to the same month of the previous year,  establishments have thought that their production,  domestic sales and sale prices and raw material  prices  will decrease.

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While answer of  increasing was  51.8  % and decreasing was 31.8 % in March of 1999, in  March of  2000  answer  of  increasing  is  47.5  %  and  decreasing  is  35.7  %

While  answer  of  increasing expectation was  49.9  % and decreasing expectation was 22.4 % in April of 1999, in April of  2000 answer of  increasing expectation  is  42.1 % and decreasing expectation is  24.6 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While answer of  increasing was 61.5 % and decreasing was 24.9 % in March of  1999,  in March of 2000 answer  of  increasing  is  62.9  %  and  decreasing  is  16.7 %

While  answer of increasing  expectation  was 61.9 % and decreasing expectation was  9.2 % in April of  1999, in  April  of  2000  answer  of  increasing  expectation is  33.3  % and decreasing expectation is     32.4  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer of  increasing was 67.9 %  and  decreasing  was  1.5  %  in March of 1999, in March of 2000, answer  of  increasing is  61.3  %  and  decreasing  is  1.4  %

While answer  of  increasing  expectation  was  64.6  %, decreasing  expectation  was  0.7 %  in April of  1999, in  April  of  2000  answer  of  increasing  expectation  is  53.6  % and decreasing expectation  is     0.1  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While answer of increasing was 66.5 % and decreasing was  1.6 %  in March  of 1999, in March of  2000, answer  of  increasing  is  71.7  %  and  there is not decreasing .

While answer of increasing expectation was  60.6 % and decreasing expectation was 1.3 % in April of 1999, in  April  of  2000 answer  of  increasing  expectation  is  59.2  % and  decreasing  expectation  is   3.1 %