Official statistics describe the past and a defined scope; they do not directly measure your business's demand. First identify the decision and product group you need to examine.
Choose a series
Record the TurkStat table's series name, classification or product code, geography, period, unit, release date, and revision note in one line. Keep the source and download date with the file.
Production, foreign-trade, and price series answer different questions. Do not compare quantity with monetary value, annual with monthly periods, or different product classes in the same column.
Decision table
Decision | Official series | Company data | Check
Demand plan | Period quantity for a relevant product group | Orders and shipments | Do definitions and periods match?
Supply | Product quantity in foreign trade | Purchases and stock | Do code and trade direction match?
Price pressure | Relevant price series | Invoice cost | Are unit and base period the same?
Compare with company series
First align comparable periods and compare direction. If the official series rises while your orders fall, investigate region, customer group, or product scope; do not buy capacity from a national trend alone.
Timeliness
Check publication lag and whether values may be provisional or revised. Add the latest data date to the decision sheet; use your current records for daily purchasing and shift decisions.
Do not treat a one-year change as a guarantee for the next year. Build scenarios and state orders, available capacity, and cash limits for each.
One-page note
Keep source link, series code, unit, period, retrieval date, and company comparison in a one-page working note. Update it with the same definition and method when new data appears.
