08.08.2000

PRESIDENT OF THE STATE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS
EXPLAINED THE RESULT OF THE MONTHLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX
USING PRODUCTION INFORMATION OF 403 THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS
FOR  JUNE  OF 2000 TAKING 1997 AS A BASE YEAR

 STATE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS STATED THAT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION  INCREASED   2.4  % IN  JUNE 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 decreased by 10.8 %, manufacturing industry production  increased  by   3.0 %,  and  electricity,   gas and  water  production  increased by  % 4.6 in June of 2000,
over to the same period of the previous year.

        The statement  released  by  SIS, during  average  of  six months  total industrial  production increased by 3.4  %
and  manufacturing  industry  increased  by 3.3  %,  electricity,  gas  and water industry increased by 8.6 % and mining
industry decreased  by 4.4  %  in  June of  2000.


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