ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT  IS  WEIGHTED  BY  PRODUCTION  VALUE, DECREASED  FROM  79.4  %  IN  AUGUST OF 1998 TO
70.7  %  IN  AUGUST  OF  1999, FROM  THE  PRIMARILY  PROVISIONAL  RESULT  OF 619  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  August  1999, expectation  and  in  September  of  1999 about production, domestic sales, sale  and raw material prices.

At the evaluation;
       When  the  weighted  average  view of the establishments for August 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 September of 1999 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 increased.

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While  answer  of   increasing   was   42.7  %  and decreasing was 37.0 % in August of 1998, in August of 1999 answer of increasing  is  36.5  % and decreasing  is 45.0  %
 
While answer of  increasing  expectation  was 57.6  % and decreasing expectation was 8.8 % in September  of  1998, in  September  of  1999  answer of  increasing  expectation is 53.8 % and decreasing expectation is  17.0 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While  answer  of  increasing  was  41.5  %  and decreasing  was 35.6 % in August  of 1998, in August of 1999 answer of increasing is 30.7  %  and decreasing is 51.2 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 48.1% and decreasing expectation was 16.8 % in September of 1998,  in  Sebtember  of  1999 answer of increasing expectation is 53.3 % and decreasing expectation is  14.7  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer  of  increasing was 50.0 % and decreasing  was  12.8  %  in August  of  1998, in August of 1999, answer of increasing is  61.4  % and decreasing is  2.3  %

While answer  of  increasing  expectation was  44.9  %, decreasing expectation was  1.9 % in September  of 1998,  in  September of  1999 answer of increasing expectation is  50.1  % and decreasing expectation is 0.2  %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While   answer   of  increasing  was  65.7  %  and  decreasing was 1.2  % in August of  1998, in  August   of 1999, answer of increasing  is  72.8  % and decreasing is  3.2  %

While  answer of  increasing  expectation  was 60.0 %  and decreasing expectation was 2.1 % in September of  1998,  in  September of  1999  answer  of  increasing  expectation  is  58.6 % and decreasing expectation  is 0.7 %.