Türkiye's annual Industrial Production Index reaches 2-year high in Feb.

STORY: Türkiye's annual Industrial Production Index reaches 2-year high in Feb. SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: April 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an industrial zone in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of a factory in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's Industrial Production Index grew by 11.5 percent year-on-year in February, the sharpest growth in the past two years, official data showed on Monday. The data revealed significant increases across key sectors, with the mining and quarrying index rising by 12.8 percent, the manufacturing index by 11.9 percent, and the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply index by 7.7 percent compared to the same period last year. On a monthly basis, the output increased 3.2 percent in February, the strongest growth since March 2023. When examining specific subsectors, the mining and quarrying index saw a 3.2 percent decrease, while the manufa

Malaysia's manufacturing sales rise 8.6 pct in December

STORY: Malaysia's manufacturing sales rise 8.6 pct in December DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag and Kuala Lumpur street views 2. various of container vessels at Northport of Port Klang, Selangor 3. various of factories and trucks on the road STORYLINE: The sales value of the manufacturing sector in Malaysia expanded by 8.6 percent year-on-year in December 2022 to record 156.3 billion ringgit (36.3 billion U.S. dollars) while the overall performance reached 1.8 trillion ringgit (418.4 billion dollars) in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement that the expansion of the sales value in December 2022 was reinforced by the double-digit growth in transport equipment and other manufacturing subsectors (10.9 percent), particularly in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers industries. The growth was also attributable to the strong in