Turkey’s manufacturing capacity utilization rate rose to 74.5% in October 2026 from 74.2% in September, exceeding the 74.2% recorded in October 2025. The increase was supported by higher utilization across most major industry groupings, particularly consumer goods, where the rate climbed to 72.3% from 71.4% in the previous month. Non-durable consumer goods utilization increased to 73.1% from 72.5%, while durable consumer goods rebounded to 68.5% from 66.4%. Investment goods utilization also rose to 73.4% from 73.1%, indicating improved capacity usage in industries producing capital goods. Meanwhile, intermediate goods utilization edged down to 74.4% from 74.5%, although remaining the highest among the main industry groupings.