According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year the domestic producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 3.41 percent year on year and by 1.05 percent month on month, while an average rise of 8.03 percent was registered for the latest 12 months.
In March this year, the domestic PPI for Turkey's basic metal industry was up 1.53 percent on month-on-month basis and declined by 1.45 percent compared to March 2014. Meanwhile, the average increase in the domestic PPI for the latest 12 months was 5.03 percent.
On the other hand, in the given month the domestic PPI for domestic manufacture of metal products, except machinery, increased by 1.59 percent as compared to February and was up 4.58 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the sector in question, an average increase of 8.48 percent in the PPI index was registered for the latest 12 months.