20.05.2002

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  APRIL OF  2002 AND EXPECTATION  IN  MAY 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  68.5 % IN APRIL OF 2001 TO 74.0 % IN APRIL OF 2002, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 871  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
April of  2002, expectation in May of  2002 about production, domestic sales, sale and raw material prices.

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

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;
While answer of  increasing was  37.0  % and decreasing was 46.4 % in April of 2001,
in  April of 2002  answer  of  increasing  is  28.0  %  and  decreasing  is  48.7  %.
 
While answer of increasing expectation was 48.4 % and decreasing expectation was 11.1 % in May of 2001,
in May of 2002 answer of increasing expectation is 46.6 % and decreasing expectation is 18.9 %.

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While answer of  increasing was 36.9 % and decreasing was 43.3 % in April of 2001,
in April of 2002 answer  of  increasing  is  35.8  %  and  decreasing  is  42.8  %

While answer of increasing expectation was 46.1 % and decreasing expectation was, 10.6 % in May of 2001,
in May of  2002 answer of increasing expectation is 47.7 % and decreasing expectation is  14.7 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer of  increasing was 70.4 % and decreasing was  7.4  %  in April of 2001,
in April of 2002, answer  of  increasing is  49.8  %  and  decreasing  is  5.5  %

While answer of increasing expectation was 53.2  %, decreasing  expectation was 3.0 % in May of 2001,
in May of  2002 answer of increasing expectation is  46.3  %  and decreasing expectation is 2.4 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While answer of increasing  was  72.0 % and decreasing was 1.2 %  in April of 2001,
in April of  2002, answer  of  increasing  is  41.7  %  and  decreasing  is  14.2  %.

While answer of increasing expectation was  49.8 %,  decreasing  expectation  was 3.2  % in May of 2001,
in May of  2002 answer of increasing expectation is 42.2  %  and decreasing expectation is 2.8 %