According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September this year Turkey's monthly industrial production index increased by 6.2 percent year on year, while the seasonal and calendar adjusted industrial production index increased by 3.9 percent compared to the previous month. On the other hand, in Turkey the production index of the manufacturing industry in September increased 6.2 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.
In September, the production index for the manufacture of basic metals in Turkey increased by 6.5 percent year on year and was up 5.7 percent from August, while the output index for the manufacture of fabricated metal products rose by 1.7 percent year on year and was up by 24.2 percent compared to the previous month.
Turkey's economy minister, Zafer Çağlayan, said the industrial production index in September of the current year constituted the highest historical level for a month of September, noting that the rise in industrial production in the given month was due to the 21 percent year-on-year increase in September exports.