According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in August this year Turkey's monthly industrial turnover index increased by 9.6 percent compared to the previous month, while the calendar adjusted index was up 2.4 percent compared to August last year.
In August of the current year, the industrial turnover index for the manufacture of basic metals in Turkey increased by 2.3 percent month on month and was up three percent year on year.
The industrial turnover index for fabricated metal product manufacturing in August increased by 13 percent month on month and was down 7.4 percent year on year.