According to the figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September this year Turkish producers' foreign sales price index (PPI) in general increased by 0.82 percent compared to August and was down 11.15 percent year on year, while an average rise of 23.17 percent was registered for the latest 12 months.
In September this year, the foreign sales prices of producers in the Turkish domestic basic metal industry increased by 0.59 percent on month-on-month basis and were down 16.56 percent compared to the same month of 2018. Meanwhile, the average increase in prices in the latest 12 months was 22.09 percent.
On the other hand, in September this year Turkish producers' foreign sales prices for domestic manufactured metal products, except machinery, increased by 0.87 percent compared to August and were down 11 percent year on year. Meanwhile, the average increase in prices in the latest 12 months was 22.78 percent.