ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, INCREASED FROM 78.1 % IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1996 TO 81.2 % IN THIRD QUARTER OF 1997, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 1914 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 third quarter and expectation in the fourth quarter about production, sales, prices and stocks.
Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;
While answer of increasing was 49.2 % and decreasing was 32.1 % in the third quarter of 1996, in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing is 63.2 % and decreasing is 23.5 %
While answer of increasing expectation was 59.2 % and decreasing expectation was 16.2 % in the fourth quarter of 1996,in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing expectation is 53.4 % and decreasing expectation is 18.7 %
Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;
While answer of increasing was 63.6 % and decreasing was 19.0 % in the third quarter of 1996, in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing is 58.5 % and decreasing is 26.4 %
While answer of increasing expectation was 50.1 % and decreasing expectation was 23.7 % in the fourth quarter of 1996,in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing expectation is 46.3 % and decreasing expectation is 26.6 %
Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;
While answer of increasing was 81.6 % and decreasing was 1.7 % in the third quarter of 1996, in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing is 91.4 % and decreasing is 0.6 %
While answer of increasing expectation was 62.3 % and decreasing expectation was 0.9 in the fourth quarter of 1996,in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing expectation is 82.5 % and decreasing expectation is 0.7 %
Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;
While answer of increasing was 82.2 % and decreasing was 4.2 % in the third quarter of 1996, in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing is 91.4 % and decreasing is 1.5 %
While answer of increasing expectation was 69.6 % and decreasing expectation was 1.8 % in the fourth quarter of 1996,in the same quarter of 1997, answer of increasing expectation is 81.5 % and decreasing expectation is 0.1 %
