Irish manufacturing output rose 32% in February

Further indications that the recovery in manufacturing is continuing apace in the early part of the year emerged yesterday as CSO data shed further light on the scale of increases in output.

Figures show output in the second month of the year was a massive 32% above levels recorded in the same period last year.

On a quarterly basis, output by Irish manufacturing firms climbed a more modest but still significant 2.2% on the preceding three-month period.