Data : 27.08.2003

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 CAPACITY UTILISATION, PRODUCTION, SALES  AND PRICES FOR THE REALISATION IN  THE SECOND QUARTER              ( APRIL- MAY - JUNE )  OF  2003  AND  EXPECTATION   FOR   THE   THIRD  QUARTER                      ( JULY- AUGUST - SEPTEMBER )  OF  2003

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SIS, RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION THAT IS WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION VALUE, INCREASED FROM 75.9 % IN  THE SECOND  QUARTER OF 2002 TO  78.0 %  IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2003, FROM THE PRIMARILY PROVISIONAL RESULT OF 2223 LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS


        According to  the  explanation,  in  the  second   quarter   of  2003, the  biggest   capacity  utilisation  weighted  by production value was recorded in  Manufacture  of  radio, television  and  communication  equipment and Manufacture of medical, precision  and  optical  instruments  and  Manufacture of  wearing  apparel  with  93.3 %,  89.6 % and 85.8 % respectively.

       A general evaluation has been done in the written explanation on the view of establishments for the present situation in the second quarter of  2003 and  expectation  for the  third  quarter of  2003 about  the  reasons for not working in full capacity, production, domestic sales, sales prices and raw material prices.

        In the second quarter of  2003,  the  reasons  for  not  working  in  full  capacity  comparing to  the same quarter of previous year,  shortage of demands in domestic market increased from 52.0 % to 58.7 %  and  shortage of  demands in foreign market increased from 13.2 % to 14.3 %, while financial problems fell from 4.7 % to 3.3 %.

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

         When the weighted  average  view of  the establishments  for  the second quarter of  2003 compared  to the same quarter of the previous year, establishments have thought that  their production and domestic sales increased, raw material prices and sale prices decreased.

         When the weighted average expectation of the same establishments for the third quarter of 2003 compared  to the same quarter of the previous year  establishments have thought that their production  will increase and domestic sales, sale prices and raw material  prices will decrease.


        In the second quarter of 2003, comparing to the data weighted by production  value  by  main sectors , the  highest increase  determined  for  production  was   recorded  in  business  establishments  especially,  in  Manufacture  of  radio, television  and   communication   equipment   and   in   Manufacture  of   motor   vehicles   with    99.1  %   and   97.0 % repectively.Moreover the highest decrease was observed in Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork with 18.2 % .

        In the  second  quarter of  2003, comparing  to  the data weighted by production value by main sectors, the highest increase determined for  domestic  sales  was recorded  in  business  establishments especially,  in Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and  in Manufacture of machinery and  equipment  n.e.c  with  99.1 % and  90.2 % repectively.Moreover the highest decrease was observed in Manufacture of wearing apparel with 26.0 % .

         In the second  quarter of  2003, comparing  to  the data weighted by production value by main sectors, the highest increase determined for  sales prices  was recorded  in business establishments especially,  Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c  and  in  Manufacture of  motor  vehicles  with  73.3 %  and  71.8 %  repectively.Moreover  the  highest decrease was observed in Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products with 3.1 % .

        In the second quarter of  2003, comparing to  the  data weighted  by production value by main  sectors, the highest increase determined for raw  material  prices  was  recorded in  business  establishments  especially,  in  Manufacture of wood  and  products of  wood  and  cork  and  in  Manufacture of other  non-metallic mineral products  with 85.3 % and 62.0 % repectively.Moreover the highest decrease was observed in Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment with 0.3 % .