Strong growth seen in manufacturing

Manufacturing production levels rose healthily in April, with both the “traditional” and “modern” sectors of the economy showing strong growth, according to the latest data from the CSO.

The latest monthly industrial production and turnover index, from the CSO, shows production among Irish-based manufacturing companies rose by 1.3% in April, compared to March; and was up by 2.2% on a year-on-year basis.

The latter increase meant April was the third month this year to show an annualised rise — following on from a 2.4% year-on-year rise in March and a 0.2% increase in January.