PRESIDENT OF THE STATE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS EXPLAINED
 THE RESULT OF THE QUARTERLY TENDENCY SURVEY WHICH REFLECT VIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ON PRODUCTION, SALES, STOCKS AND PRICES FOR THE REALISATION IN  THE FOURTH QUARTER
(OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER )  OF 2000 AND EXPECTATION  FOR  THE FIRST QUARTER   ( JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH )  OF  2001

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED  BY  PRODUCTION VALUE, INCREASED FROM 72.0 % IN  THE FOURTH  QUARTER OF 1999 TO 78.2 % IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2000, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 1954 LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

        Comparison  of  the  reasons  for  not  working  in  full  capacity  to  the  same  quarter  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 the fourth quarter  2000 and  expectation in the first quarter of 2001 about production, domestic sales, sales prices and raw material prices.
 

At the evaluation;
    Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

    While answer of  increasing was  55.5 % and decreasing was 30.5 % in the fourth quarter  of 1999, in the same quarter of 2000, answer of increasing is 44.0  %  and decreasing is 41.1 %

    While answer of increasing expectation was 40.5 % and decreasing expectation was 32.3 % in the first  quarter of 2000, in the same  quarter of  2001, answer of increasing expectation is 35.0 % and decreasing expectation is 36.7  %

    Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

    While answer of  increasing was  53.0 % and decreasing was 33.0 % in the fourth quarter  of 1999, in the same quarter of 2000, answer of increasing is 31.3  % and decreasing is 53.4 %

    While answer of increasing expectation was  37.9 % and decreasing expectation was 28.5 % in the first quarter of 2000, in the same quarter of 2001, answer of increasing expectation is 30.3 % and decreasing expectation is 37.4 %

    Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

    While answer of increasing was  79.3 %  and decreasing was 1.3 %  in the fourth quarter  of  1999, in the same quarter of 2000, answer of increasing is 61.0 % and decreasing is 7.5 %

    While answer of increasing expectation was   61.6  % and decreasing  expectation was  1.3 % in the first  quarter of 2000, in the same quarter of 2001, answer of increasing expectation is 64.5 % and decreasing expectation is 1.9 %

    Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

    While answer of increasing was  82.9 % and decreasing was  1.4 % in the fourth  quarter  of 1999, in the same quarter of 2000, answer of increasing is  65.4 % and decreasing is 5.3 %

    While answer of increasing expectation was  69.5 % and decreasing expectation was 1.9 % in the first quarter of 2000, in the same quarter of 2001, answer of increasing expectation is 59.3 % and decreasing expectation is   6.3  %

Note: Data are balance values in the graphic. (increased - decreased; expected increasing - expected decreasing)