Capacity Utilisation Rate in Turkey increases for a third month in a row

Capacity utilisation rate in the manufacturing in Turkey increased to 70.7% in July, inching up from 65.8% in June, seasonally adjusted data shows. The figure dropped significantly in April, as the world was coping with the COVID-19 pandemic through measures that led to freeze in many businesses.

Capacity utilization rate in the manufacturing in Turkey increased to 70.7% in July

Since May capacity utilisation rate has been gradually increasing, but it is still below the pre-crisis levels of around 76%

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