Data: 08.05.2002

      State  Institute of  Statistics  declared  that  manufacturing  industry  production  increased  by  20.5  %, mining industry production increased by  6.1 %, electricity, gas and water  production  increased by 11.0 %, in March of  2002,  over to the same period of the previous year.

    The statement released by SIS, total industrial production increased by 3.5  % and mining industry decreased by  1.0 %  and   manufacturing   industry   increased   by   3.9 %,  and   electricity,  gas   and   water   industry increased  by  2.7 %  in three 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   DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN   TWO   INDEXES   BECAUSE   OF   THE   COVERAGE. MONTHLY   INDEX   SHOULD   BE    USED  AS   A   SHORT  TERM INDICATORS.  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.