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Ireland's manufacturing production up 2.8 pct in March

Xinhua, May 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

Ireland's manufacturing production increased by 2.8 percent in March when compared to the previous month, according to official figures released on Wednesday.

The country's statistics office (CSO) attributed the increase to the significantly expanded high-tech and chemical sectors during the month.

On an annual basis, production for March 2015 increased by 45.5 percent when compared with March 2014, it said.

The seasonally-adjusted volume of industrial production for manufacturing industries for the three months (January to March 2015) was 15.6 percent higher than in the preceding three month period, it added.

The modern sector, comprising a number of high-technology and chemical sectors, showed a monthly increase in production for March 2015 of 7.9 percent.

The traditional manufacturing sector decreased 2.7 percent.

There was an increase of 11.5 percent in the seasonally-adjusted industrial turnover index for manufacturing industries in March 2015 when compared with February 2015.

On an annual basis, turnover increased by 35.1 percent when compared with March 2014. Endit