Manufacturing output enjoys 9.5% rise

SIGNS of economic recovery are starting to emerge with a strong 9.5% rise in manufacturing output recorded in the 12 months to the end of May 2010.

The latest seasonally adjusted CSO figures also show a solid boost to industrial output which rose 7.5% over the same period.

The data published yesterday highlighted that the most significant change was in pharmaceutical sector where production rose 25.6%.