Increase in factory output led by traditional sector

The run of positive indicators for the economy has continued, with official figures published yesterday showing another large increase in output from Irish factories in April.

The CSO said that production rose in the month by 1.7% from March and was 9.7% higher from April 2014.

That 9.7% annual increase was lower than the huge increases of over 27% and almost 37% posted in March and February, but nonetheless showed that manufacturing output was expanding at a fair clip, analysts said.