STATE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS STATED THAT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION  INCREASED   2.7  %
IN  APRIL OF 2000, OVER TO THE SAME   MONTH  OF   THE   PREVIOUS YEAR  FROM  THE   RESULT
                                                 OF MONTHLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX.

      State  Institute  of  Statistics  declared  that  mining  industry  production  increased by  0.6  %, manufacturing  industry  production increased by  2.6 %, and electricity, gas and water production increased by % 4.7 in April of 2000, over to the same period of the previous year.

      The statement  released  by  SIS, during  average  of  four months  total industrial  production increased  by  3.7  %  and manufacturing  industry increased by 3.3  %,  electricity, gas and water industry increased by 10.1 % and mining industry decreased  by 2.3  %  in  April of  2000.

      Also SIS explained production quantity of some important goods for April of 2000. Figures of monthly industrial production index taking 1997 as a base year and monthly production quantity of the selected goods.
 



 
NOTE  :- MONTHLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX HAS 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 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.

** Monthly  Industrial Production Index is released on the eighth of the second month following the
     reference month.