State Institute of Statistics declared that mining industry production decreased by 5.2 %, manufacturing
industry  production  increased  by  3.0 %,  and electricity, gas and water production increased by % 4.8
in May of 2000, over to the same period of the previous year.
    The statement  released  by  SIS, during  average  of  five months  total industrial  production increased
by 3.6  %  and   manufacturing industry increased by 3.3  %,  electricity, gas and water industry increased
by 9.2 % and mining industry decreased  by 2.9  %  in  May of  2000.

    Also  SIS  explained  production  quantity  of some important goods for May 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.