In March this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 76 percent, down from 76.6 percent recorded in February, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 76.3 percent in March last year, according to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of Turkey.
Meanwhile, in March of the current year the capacity utilization rate in the manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment, was 72.2 percent, rising from 72 percent recorded in February and up from 68.3 percent in March last year.
The capacity utilization rate in Turkey's general manufacturing industry, on the other hand, was at 75.3 percent in March this year, decreasing from 76 percent compared to the previous month and rising from 74.3 percent in the same month of 2019.