In January this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 76.1 percent, up from 75.7 percent registered in December last year while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 77.1 percent in January 2024, according to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of Turkey.
Meanwhile, in the given month, the capacity utilization rate in the manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment was 70.1 percent, down from 71.4 percent recorded in December and from 73.0 percent in January 2024.
The capacity utilization rate in Turkey’s general manufacturing industry, on the other hand, was at 74.6 percent in January this year, down from 75.8 percent in the previous month and from 76.2 percent in the same month of 2024.