Manufacturing production rose by 5.5 per cent in the three month period to October 2003, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reported today.
According to the seasonally adjusted volume of industrial production, production across all industrial sectors rose by 12.1 per cent year on year to October 2003.
The high-technology and chemical sectors showed a production increase of 14 per cent over the same period, with traditional manufacturing showing a more modest 5.7 per cent rise.