In October this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.7 percent, stable compared to September, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 76.5 percent in October last year, according to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of Turkey.
Meanwhile, in October of the current year the capacity utilization rate in the manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment, was 72.2 percent, down from 72.6 percent recorded in September and rising from 69.5 percent in October last year.
The capacity utilization rate in Turkey's general manufacturing industry, on the other hand, was at 76.4 percent in October this year, up from the 76.3 percent recorded in the previous month and also up from 75.4 percent recorded in the same month of 2018.