Turkish industrial production up 5.8 percent

ANKARA

Turkish industrial production rose slightly in February, driven largely by improvements in the mining and manufacturing sectors, the Turkish Statistical Institute said Friday.

Industrial production - the measure of output in manufacturing, utilities and mining - rose 5.8 percent in February against the same month in 2015. The increase on the previous month was 0.5 percent.

Mining production rose 7.7 percent year-on-year while manufacturing saw a 6.2 percent year-on-year increase. The power and air conditioning supply sectors witnessed a 2.6 percent rise.