ANKARA (AA) - The calendar adjusted industrial production of Turkey decreased by 0.1% in August compared to the same month last year, and the seasonally and calendar adjusted industrial production decreased by 4% compared to the previous month.
The Turkish Statistical Institute announced on Tuesday the results of the Industrial Production Index for August 2013.
According to the data issued in the Industrial Production Index, the seasonally and calendar adjusted industrial production decreased by 4% compared to the previous month.
In the sub sectors of the industry (based on 2010=100), mining and quarrying decreased by 4.6%, manufacturing by 4.3% while the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply index increased by 1.4% in August 2013, compared with the previous month.
The calendar adjusted industrial production of Turkey decreased by 0.1% in August compared to the same month in 2012.
In August 2013, mining and quarrying fell by 7.2%, manufacturing rose by 0.6% and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply index decreased by 0.7% when compared to the same month last year.
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