08.02.2003
            
            
        State Institute of Statistics declared that manufacturing industry production increased by 16.2 %, mining industry production decreased by  15.7 %, electricity, gas and water production increased by 5.4 %,   in December of  2002,  over to the same period of the previous year.

        The statement released by SIS, total industrial production increased by 9.1 %, and mining industry decreased by
9.5 %,  manufacturing industry increased by 10.6 %,  and  electricity,  gas and  water  industry increased by 5.4 % in
twelve months of  2002, over to the same period of the previous year.

                       
          
                   

NOTE  : MONTHLY  INDUSTRIAL   PRODUCTION   INDEX  HAS  BEEN    CALCULATED   TO  GIVE  INFORMATION IN A SHORT TIME. 403 ITEMS FROM 918  ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH REPRESENT
70 %  OF  TOTAL   INDUSTRIAL    PRODUCTION   VALUE    HAVE    BEEN  USED  TO CALCULATE
MONTHLY INDUSTRIAL    PRODUCTION   INDEX.   APPROXIMATELY  2005  ITEMS   FROM   3000
LARGE   SCALE   ESTABLISHMENTS    WHICH    REPRESENT    81   %  OF    TOTAL     INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTION   VALUE  HAVE BEEN USED TO CALCULATE QUARTERLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT INDEX.  THERE   ARE    SOME  DIFFERENCES    BETWEEN  TWO    INDEXES   BECAUSE  OF   THE
COVERAGE. MONTHLY   INDEX   SHOULD  BE   USED  AS A  SHORT  TERM  INDICATOR.  FINAL
RESULT  MUST BE TAKEN FROM QUARTERLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX.
** Monthly  Industrial Production Index is released on the eight of the second month following the reference month.