State Institute of Statistics declared that manufacturing industry production decreased by 8.4 %, mining industry production decreased by 13.0 %, and electricity, gas and water production decreased by 1.4 % in March of 1999, over to the same period of the previous year.

The statement released by SIS, during average of third months total industrial production decreased by 6.6 %, mining industry decreased by 10.9 %, manufacturing industry decreased by 7.8 %, electricity,gas and water industry increased by 1.8 % in March of 1999.

Also SIS explained production quantity of some important goods for March of 1999. Figures of monthly industrial production index taking 1992 as a base year and monthly production quantity of the selected goods.

1- MONTHLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX HAS CALCULATED TO GIVE INFORMATION IN A SHORT TIME.112 ITEMS FROM 194 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH REPRESENT 60 % OF TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION VALUE HAVE BEEN USED TO CALCULATE MONTHLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX. APPROXIMATELY 1051 ITEMS FROM 2500 LARGE SCALE ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH REPRESENT 81 % OF TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION VALUE HAVE BEEN USED TO CALCULATE QUARTERLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT INDEX. THERE ARE SOME DEFERENCE BETWEEN TWO INDEXES BECAUSE OF THEIR COVERAGE. MONTHLY INDEX SHOULD BE USED AS A SHORT TERM INDICATORS.FINAL RESULT MUST BE TAKEN FROM QUARTERLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX.