According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in December last year Turkey's season and calendar adjusted monthly industrial production increased by 0.9 percent compared to the previous month, while the calendar adjusted index was up 8.7 percent compared to December 2016.
In December, the index for the production of basic metals in Turkey increased by 1.8 percent month on month and was up 12.1 percent year on year.
The index for the production of fabricated metal products in the given month decreased by 0.5 percent month on month and was up 18.6 percent year on year.