ISTANBUL, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Turkish industrial
production contracted 0.2% year-on-year in December, data showed
on Friday, declining for a second consecutive month as global
economic slowdown hit factory activity.
Industrial output expanded 1.6% compared with November on a
calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, data from the Turkish
Statistical Institute showed.
In a Reuters poll, output had been expected to contract
1.35% year-on-year in December as a slowdown in some of Turkey's
main trade partners hit factory activity.
(Writing by Daren Butler
Editing by Ali Kucukgocmen)
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