Date:17.04.2002
 
 

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  MARCH OF  2002 AND EXPECTATION  IN  APRIL OF  2002
(Production  -  Sales  -  Prices)
 
 

ACCORDING  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY   UTILISATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, INCREASED FROM 70.7 % IN MARCH OF 2001 TO  75.2 % IN MARCH OF 2002, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 806  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  2002, expectation in April of  2002 about production, domestic sales, sale and raw material prices.

    At the evaluation;
    When  the  weighted  average  view  of   the  establishments  for  March of  2002 compare to  the same month of the previous year, establishments   have   thought   that   their  production  and domestic sales increased, sale prices and raw material prices decreased.

    When the weighted average expectation of the same establishments for April of 2002 compare to the same month of the previous  year  establishments  have  thought   that  their  production  and  domestic  sales  will increased, sale prices and  raw material  prices  will decreased.

    Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;
            While  answer of  increasing was  43.1  % and decreasing  was  43.5 %  in  March  of  2001,
            in  March  of  2002   answer  of  increasing  is  72.1  %  and  decreasing  is  8.8  %.

            While answer of  increasing  expectation  was 31.7 %  and  decreasing  expectation was 30.2 % in April of 2001,
              in April of 2002 answer of increasing expectation is 41.3 % and decreasing expectation is 24.9 %.

    Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;
            While answer of  increasing was 43.7 % and decreasing was 42.3 % in March of 2001,
            in March of 2002 answer of  increasing  is  67.7  %  and  decreasing  is  14.0  %

            While answer of increasing expectation was 39.0 % and decreasing expectation was, 22.8 % in April of 2001,
            in April of  2002 answer of increasing expectation is 25.3 % and decreasing expectation is  39.5 %

    Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;
            While answer of  increasing was 68.9 % and decreasing was  3.7  %  in March of 2001,
             in March of 2002, answer  of  increasing is  50.8  %  and  decreasing  is  5.7  %

            While answer of increasing expectation was 65.1  %, decreasing  expectation was 2.6 % in April of 2001,
            in April of  2002 answer of increasing expectation is  38.2  %  and decreasing expectation is 0.7 %

    Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;
            While answer of increasing  was  71.6 % and decreasing was 8.1 %  in March of 2001,
            in March of  2002, answer  of  increasing  is  44.1  %  and  decreasing  is  2.9  %.

            While answer of increasing expectation was  65.0 %,  decreasing  expectation  was 6.8  % in April of 2001,
            in April of  2002 answer of increasing expectation is 31.4  %  and decreasing expectation is 11.1 %