Industrial production rises by 5.2% in August

Industr al product on n Turkey rose 5.2% n August 2017, compared to the same month last year, the Turk sh Stat st cal Inst tute (TurkStat) announced on Oct. 9. On an annual bas s, among the three ma n sub- nd ces, the electr c ty, gas, steam and a r-cond t on ng supply ndex enjoyed the b ggest ga n, up

7.3% n August, accord ng to the data. The m n ng and quarry ng ndex rose 5.7% wh le the manufactur ng ndex fell 4.7%, n the same per od, TurkStat sa d. Turkey’s ndustr al product on ndex dropped sl ghtly on a monthly bas s w th 0.1% n the month, t sa d.