Manufacturing production up over 6% as multinationals recover

The latest AIB purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector in Ireland showed a sharp drop in activity during June

The increases were driven by the multinational dominated 'Modern sector'. 

Production in manufacturing industries increased by 6.2% between April and June compared to the previous three months as multinational sectors continued to recover, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

Statistician with the CSO Colin Cotter said the increases were driven by “differences in performance between the highly globalised Modern sector and the Traditional sector”.