According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November this year the producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 1.29 percent over October and was up 1.51 percent year on year, while an average rise of 1.37 percent was registered for the latest twelve months.
In November, the PPI for the domestic basic metal industry rose by 1.67 percent month on month and was down 9.36 percent compared to November 2008. Meanwhile, the average decrease in the latest twelve months was 30.34 percent.
On the other hand, during the given month, the PPI for domestic manufacture of metal products, except machinery, rose by 0.49 percent over the previous month and was down 1.1 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the sector in question, an average increase of 5.59 percent in the PPI index was registered in the latest twelve months.