According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September this year the domestic producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 46.15 percent year on year and was up 10.88 percent month on month, while an average rise of 21.36 percent was registered for the latest 12 months.
In September, the domestic PPI for Turkey's basic metal industry was up by 13.10 percent on month-on-month basis and rose by 77.43 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, the average increase in the domestic PPI for the latest 12 months was 44.19 percent.
On the other hand, in the given month the domestic PPI for Turkish manufacture of metal products, except machinery, rose by 9.57 percent compared to August and was up 53.57 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the sector in question, an average increase of 26.08 percent in the PPI index was registered for the latest 12 months.