Manufacturing activity down almost 16% in October

Manufacturing turnover down 22% anually 

The CSO figures show production in manufacturing industries between August and October 2020 was almost 7% lower than the preceding three-month period

Manufacturing activity was down almost 16% for October 2020, compared to the same month last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Offices (CSO) show.

The CSO figures show production in manufacturing industries was  0.1% higher in October than in September 2020, but the period of August to October 2020 was almost 7% lower than the preceding three-month period.