Turkey Industrial Output Falls 1.4% In June

(RTTNews) - Turkey's industrial production decreased for the second straight month in June, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported Monday.

Industrial output declined 1.4 percent year-on-year in June, following a 0.1 percent slight fall in May.

Among sectors, manufacturing output logged a fresh contraction of 1.5 percent, and mining and quarrying output continued to decrease by 1.6 percent. On the other hand, output produced in the utility sector grew 1.1 percent.

On a monthly basis, industrial production dropped 0.5 percent, in contrast to a 1.1 percent decrease in the prior month.