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This chapter contains information on the industrial sector. The data is drawn from the annual Census of Industrial Production (CIP) and the various short-term industrial releases of the CSO. The information is broken down by sector using the standard EU-wide NACE classification NACE Rev. 2. Further information on classifications in the CSO website. Industrial statistics are compiled by the CSO using inquiries to industrial firms. The most detailed inquiry is the CIP, which is an annual census of such firms designed to provide information on the structure of industry. The CIP covers firms with three or more persons engaged and consists of two separate but closely related inquiries, one covering enterprises and the other covering local units.

11.1 Volume indices of production for industrial sectors   Base Year 2005=100
 NACE   
Industrial sectorcode20092010201120122013
    
    
Mining and quarrying5-980.474.861.354.275.9
      
Food products and beverages10,1196.799.9102.4100.2100.2
       
Textiles and wearing apparel13-1449.646.537.330.432.5
Textiles1368.665.350.643.944.1
Wearing apparel1431.728.824.717.721.7
      
Leather and leather products15122.0112.6132.5127.8134.2
      
Wood and wood products1649.047.646.241.343.5
      
Paper and paper products; publishing,      
printing and reproduction of recorded media17-1882.477.469.266.566.1
Manufacture of paper and paper products1770.966.666.265.864.5
Publishing, printing and reproduction of1887.882.670.666.866.9
recorded media      
      
Chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres20-21125.5148.7149.8145.5145.6
      
Rubber and plastic products2274.777.973.269.771.8
      
Other non-metallic mineral products2352.344.339.834.335.2
      
Basic metals and fabricated metal products24-2567.572.173.064.566.9
Basic metals2473.687.083.578.590.8
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and2566.068.570.561.161.1
equipment      
      
Electrical and optical equipment26-2781.060.355.258.750.9
Computer, electronic and optical products2682.861.156.360.151.3
Electrical equipment2759.851.242.041.846.2
       
Machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified2883.294.6103.7104.8107.8
      
Transport equipment29-3074.278.786.980.478.2
      
       
Manufacturing industries 10-33101.7110.1110.6109.4107.9
       
Transportable goods industries 5-33101.2109.3109.5108.2107.2
of which: Industries mainly or wholly producing      
Capital goods 91.292.295.8102.1100.3
Intermediate products 74.667.760.559.057.2
Consumer goods 114.0129.9131.6127.9127.5
Durable consumer goods 64.363.871.675.170.3
Non-durable consumer goods 115.6132.0133.5129.6129.3
      
Energy producing industries 05,06,19,35100.8104.2100.998.692.7
      
Industries5-35101.2109.0109.0107.6106.2
       
Source: CSO

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The volume of industrial production decreased by 1.3% in 2013 with Computer, electronic and optical products decreasing by 14.6%.  Over the period 2009–2013 Industrial production volumes increased by 4.9% with Chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres increasing by 16%.

11.2 Census of Industrial Production (CIP) - industrial enterprises 2009-2012
      Percentage change
 2009201020112012 2009 - 20122011 - 2012
Turnover - total (€ million)109,736105,754112,300112,327 2.40.0
Intermediate consumption (€ million)68,78765,37667,70866,315 -3.6-2.1
Gross value added (€ million)33,67034,74238,24238,083 13.1-0.4
Industrial enterprises (Number)5,0294,7825,1334,580 -8.9-10.8
Persons engaged (Number)195,542185,183188,684178,651 -8.6-5.3
Source: CSO       

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The industry sector stabilised in 2012 in terms of turnover and gross value added but number of persons engaged decreased by 5.3% to 178,600. Turnover for industrial enterprises increased by a negligible amount to €112.3 billion. Intermediate consumption saw a 2.1% decrease to just over €66.3 billion. Gross value added decreased by 0.4% to just under €38.1 billion. This decrease was the first year-on-year fall in gross value added in a number of years. Since 2009, gross value added has increased by 13.1% from €33.7 billion to €38.1 billion.

2009201020112012
Turnover109735.706105753.766112299.726112327
Intermediate consumption68786.89365375.50367707.83966315
Gross value added33670.29834741.72438241.73238083
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20092012
Mining and quarrying (05 - 09)1.280410953933260.858849295246725
Food and beverages (10 - 11)20.263216787432923.5001783764606
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals (20 - 21)36.183639261408737.4055023847731
Computer, electronic, optical and
electrical equipment (26 - 27)
16.65834819525389.93908759690376
Electricity, gas, water and
waste management (35 - 39)
7.169061271633878.08190077756967
Other manufacturing sectors
(12,15-19,22-25,28-33)
18.445323530337520.2144815690462
11.3 Main aggregates for enterprises in each industrial sector, 2012

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The composition of industrial turnover in Irelands’ economy has changed significantly in recent years. In 2009, Computer, electronic, optical and electrical equipment accounted for 16.7% of all industrial turnover in Ireland, whereas by 2012, this figure had decreased to 9.9%. The Food and beverages sector had increased its share of turnover from 20.3% in 2009 to 23.5% in 2012. The Chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector had further increased its share of all industrial turnover from 36.2% in 2009 to 37.4% in 2012.

The Chemicals and pharmaceutical sector combined with the Food and beverages sector accounted for approximately 61% of Irelands’ industrial turnover in 2012.

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Gross output
Carlow147288
Cavan364435
Clare244916
Cork1179087
Donegal232521
Dublin648540
Galway160972
Kerry527665
Kildare487528
Laois234386
Leitrim211013
Limerick507028
Longford394094
Louth188678
Mayo/Roscommon875215
Meath261569
Monaghan313697
Offaly189315
Sligo224514
Tipperary/Kilkenny661711
Waterford482773
Westmeath306860
Wexford310162
Wicklow379861
11.4 Main aggregrates for industrial local units by county, 2012

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Cork had the highest value of gross output per person engaged in Ireland at €1.18 million in 2012. Mayo and Roscommon combined was the next highest at €0.88 million per person engaged, while Tipperary and Kilkenny combined were third with €0.66 million. The three counties with the lowest value of gross output per person engaged were Carlow at €147,000, Galway at €161,000 and Louth at €189,000.

 

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