Manufacturing output ‘set to rise’

THIS year, as a whole, should see average growth of 1% to 2% in Irish manufacturing output, according to commentators.

This is despite latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing a heavy decline as the lasting statistical image of 2009.

The December industrial production and turnover index from the CSO, published yesterday, showed a 5.3% year-on-year fall in the volume of manufacturing output among Irish companies in the final month of last year.