Irish manufacturing boom continues despite global supply disruption

Factories continued to hire in August

Ringaskiddy container port. The findings suggest that the manufacturing recovery of the foreign-owned multinationals and Irish-owned factories continues apace.

Output of Irish factories continued to boom into August despite global shortages of materials, a closely-watched manufacturing survey has shown.

The findings of the AIB Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) will come as a relief to the Government ahead of October's budget because it suggests that the manufacturing recovery of the foreign-owned multinationals and Irish-owned factories continues apace despite the huge global disruption to supply chains and hikes in raw material costs.