According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in August this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 79.5 percent, up from 78.4 percent recorded in July, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.6 percent in August 2012.
Meanwhile, in August of the current year the capacity utilization rate in the manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment, decreased month on month to 71.6 percent, and was up from the 70.5 percent recorded in August 2012.
The capacity utilization rate in Turkey's general manufacturing industry, on the other hand, was at 75.5 percent in August this year, remaining stable compared to July and up from 74.3 percent in August 2012.