According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in August this year
Turkey's season and calendar adjusted monthly industrial
production decreased by 1.4 percent compared to July, while the calendar adjusted index was up 5.2 percent compared to August 2013.
In August, the index for the
production of basic metals in
Turkey increased by three percent month on month and increased by 5.4 percent compared to August 2013.
The index for the
production of fabricated metal products in August decreased by 10.2 percent month on month but was up by 6.5 year on year.