Production in manufacturing industries rises by over 7% in three months

Ireland's modern sector, which includes the chemical, pharmaceutical, and computer and electronic sectors, experienced a growth of over 22% in industrial production between December and February

From December to February 2025, turnover in manufacturing industries was up by 11.6% when compared with the previous three-month period

Production in manufacturing industries increased by more than 7% from December 2024 to February 2025 when compared with the previous three-month period, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show, which was underpinned by differences in performance between the highly globalised modern sector and the traditional sector.

Monthly production in manufacturing industries rose by 12.5% between January and February 2025, the CSO found, while on an annual basis, production in this sector was 19.7% higher in the three months to February when compared with the same period last year.