In April this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.6 percent, up from 74 percent recorded in March, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 74.4 percent in April 2015, according to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of Turkey.
Meanwhile, in April of the current year the capacity utilization rate in the manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment, was 71.2 percent, remaining stable compared to March and down from 71.5 percent in April last year.
The capacity utilization rate in Turkey's general manufacturing industry, on the other hand, was at 75.3 percent in April this year, up from the 74.3 percent recorded in the previous month and rising from 74.1 percent in April 2015.