According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year Turkey's season and calendar adjusted monthly industrial production increased by 2.1 percent compared to the previous month, while the calendar adjusted index was down 2.2 percent compared to March 2018.
In March, the index for the production of basic metals in Turkey fell by 2.2 percent month on month and dropped by 16.5 percent year on year.
The index for the production of fabricated metal products in the given month increased by 2.2 percent month on month and fell by 5.6 percent year on year.