According to the figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in December last year Turkish producers’ foreign sales price index (PPI)* in general increased by 0.91 percent compared to November and by 23.50 percent year on year, while an average rise of 41.55 percent was registered for the latest 12 months.
In the given month, the foreign sales prices of producers in the Turkish domestic basic metal industry decreased by 0.37 percent on month-on-month basis and went up by 21.16 percent compared to the same month of 2023. Meanwhile, the average increase in prices in the latest 12 months was 33.62 percent.
On the other hand, in December Turkish producers’ foreign sales prices for domestic manufactured metal products, except machinery, went up by 0.86 percent compared to November and increased by 23.93 percent year on year. Meanwhile, the average increase in prices in the latest 12 months was 43.34 percent.