24.02.1999

PRESIDENT OF THE STATE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS EXPLAINED
THE RESULT OF THE QUARTERLY TENDENCY SURVEY WHICH REFLECT
VIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ON
PRODUCTION, SALES, STOCKS AND PRICES FOR THE REALISATION IN
THE FOURTH QUARTER (OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER)OF 1998 AND EXPECTATION FOR
THE FIRST QUARTER (JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH) OF 1999

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, DECREASED FROM 80.3 % IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1997 TO 75.1 % IN FOURTH QUARTER OF 1998, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 1970 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 of 1998 and expectation in the first quarter
of 1999 about production, sales, prices and stocks.

At the evaluation;

Percentage distributions of establishments on production are;

While answer of increasing was 59.9 % and decreasing was 26.3 % in the fourth quarter
of 1997,in the same quarter of 1998,answer of increasing is 41.1 % and decreasing is 47.1 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 42.4 % and decreasing expectation was 27.1 %
in the first quarter of 1998, in the same quarter of 1999, answer of increasing expectation
is 37.3 % and decreasing expectation is 35.2 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on domestic sales;

While answer of increasing was 42.2 % and decreasing was 40.7 % in the fourth quarter
of 1997,in the same quarter of 1998,answer of increasing is 37.1 % and decreasing is 48.4 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 36.3 % and decreasing expectation was 33.7 %
in the first quarter of 1998, in the same quarter of 1999, answer of increasing expectation
is 44.6 % and decreasing expectation is 25.3 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on sale prices;

While answer of increasing was 87.4 % and decreasing was 1.7 % in the fourth quarter of
1997, in the same quarter of 1998, answer of increasing is 52.3 % and decreasing is 19.7 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 69.3 % and decreasing expectation was 1.1 %
in the first quarter of 1998, in the same quarter of 1999, answer of increasing expectation
is 57.1 % and decreasing expectation is 6.5 %

Percentage distributions of establishments on raw material prices;

While answer of increasing was 89.4 % and decreasing was 1.5 % in the fourth quarter of
1997,in the same quarter of 1998, answer of increasing is 66.5 % and decreasing is 10.4 %

While answer of increasing expectation was 82.4 % and decreasing expectation was 1.0 %
in the first quarter of 1998, in the same quarter of 1999, answer of increasing expectation
is 71.9 % and decreasing expectation is 3.3 %