CBRT October 2026 Real Sector Confidence Index and Capacity Utilization Rate

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) shared the Economic Tendency Statistics and Real Sector Confidence Index data for the October 2026 period with the public. According to the data prepared with the responses of 1,965 workplaces in the manufacturing industry, the confidence index declined, while an increase was recorded in the capacity utilization rate.

According to data announced by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, the seasonally adjusted Real Sector Confidence Index (RSCI), obtained by weighting and aggregating the responses of 1,965 workplaces operating in the manufacturing industry, decreased by 1.4 points compared to the previous month, falling to 101.1 in October. The unadjusted index realization decreased by 2.2 points to 99.8. Factors having an upward effect on the index included assessments regarding current finished goods stock, fixed capital investment expenditure, total employment in the next three months, and the amount of export orders in the next three months. Conversely, assessments regarding the general outlook, production volume in the next three months, total order amount in the last three months, and current total order amount exerted downward pressure on the index.

The seasonally adjusted Capacity Utilization Rate (CUR) across the manufacturing industry increased by 0.2 points compared to the previous month, reaching 74.3 percent in October. The unadjusted Capacity Utilization Rate showed a realization at the level of 74.5 percent with an increase of 0.3 points.