ANKARA
It also increased 3.8 percent when compared with January 2012, said TurkStat on Friday.
In the sub sectors level of industry, mining and quarrying index increased 28.1 percent, manufacturing index increased 17 percent in February 2012 compared with February 2011.
According to main industrial groupings classification, the highest increase in February 2012 over February 2011 was realized in durable consumer goods.
In sub sectors of manufacturing industry, the highest increase was realized in manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products.
When the change rates of industrial turnover index in February 2012 compared to February 2011 was inspected, the highest increase was in manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products by 119.1 percent, and it was followed by manufacture of machinery and equipment by 55.3 percent.