The Turkish manufacturing industry’s capacity utilisation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 75.7 percent in February, and seasonally adjusted, it declined by 0.1 percentage points to 75.2 percent during the month, according to recent data from the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkiye (CBRT). Durable consumer goods had the lowest rate of 71.4 percent.
On the sectoral side, the highest capacity usage was in manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers, at 82.1 percent, while the lowest rate of 66.5 percent was in beverage products.
The bank said 1,678 companies responded to the survey this month.
