Census of Industrial Production 2005

Industrial local units with three or more persons engaged had a gross output of €109,576m in 2005 and a net output of €68,160m.

The detailed Census of Industrial Production 2005 reveals that gross output was up 7% on the 2004 figure and that net output increased by 5%. Employment in industrial local units decreased by almost 2% to 235,306. A total of €8,301m was paid in wages and salaries in the year.

Early estimates for 2005 were published in December 2006.

Other results for Industrial Local Units

• Almost 33% of the output of Irish owned manufacturing firms was exported compared to 94% for foreign owned firms; 34.6% of the value of materials purchased by Irish owned firms was imported compared to 86.1% for foreign owned firms.
• The gross output of Irish owned manufacturing firms increased slightly to €18,830m - this represents 18% of total gross output, down slightly on the previous year. The numbers employed in the Irish owned manufacturing firms decreased by a further 4,582 to 110,473.

Main results for Industrial Enterprises

• Total turnover of the 4,418 enterprises covered was €119,365m.
• Purchases of goods and services amounted to €81,774m.
• Persons engaged totalled 231,002.
• Labour costs in the year amounted to €9,954m, of which wages and salaries accounted for €8,143m.

The Census of Industrial Production 2005 report presents a detailed picture (for both local units and enterprises) of the structure and activity of industry in 2005. Short-term indicators of trends in industrial production, turnover, employment and earnings, stocks and capital assets are published regularly to monitor current developments.

The publication (€20.00) can be purchased from:

The Central Statistics Office, Information Section, Skehard Road, Cork.

The Government Publications Sales Office,

Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
The results are available on the CSO website www.cso.ie

For further information contact:
Kevin Phelan, Statistician on (021) 453 5208 or
Mary Duggan, Industry: Results, Analysis & Publications, on (021) 453 5584
Phone: LoCall 1890 313 414/ (021) 453 5000/ (01) 498 4000
E-mail: Industry_RAP@cso.ie

30 November 2007

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