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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 sector | code | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Mining and quarrying | 5-9 | 80.4 | 74.8 | 61.3 | 54.2 | 75.9 |
| Food products and beverages | 10,11 | 96.7 | 99.9 | 102.4 | 100.2 | 100.2 |
| Textiles and wearing apparel | 13-14 | 49.6 | 46.5 | 37.3 | 30.4 | 32.5 |
| Textiles | 13 | 68.6 | 65.3 | 50.6 | 43.9 | 44.1 |
| Wearing apparel | 14 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 24.7 | 17.7 | 21.7 |
| Leather and leather products | 15 | 122.0 | 112.6 | 132.5 | 127.8 | 134.2 |
| Wood and wood products | 16 | 49.0 | 47.6 | 46.2 | 41.3 | 43.5 |
| Paper and paper products; publishing, | ||||||
| printing and reproduction of recorded media | 17-18 | 82.4 | 77.4 | 69.2 | 66.5 | 66.1 |
| Manufacture of paper and paper products | 17 | 70.9 | 66.6 | 66.2 | 65.8 | 64.5 |
| Publishing, printing and reproduction of | 18 | 87.8 | 82.6 | 70.6 | 66.8 | 66.9 |
| recorded media | ||||||
| Chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres | 20-21 | 125.5 | 148.7 | 149.8 | 145.5 | 145.6 |
| Rubber and plastic products | 22 | 74.7 | 77.9 | 73.2 | 69.7 | 71.8 |
| Other non-metallic mineral products | 23 | 52.3 | 44.3 | 39.8 | 34.3 | 35.2 |
| Basic metals and fabricated metal products | 24-25 | 67.5 | 72.1 | 73.0 | 64.5 | 66.9 |
| Basic metals | 24 | 73.6 | 87.0 | 83.5 | 78.5 | 90.8 |
| Fabricated metal products, except machinery and | 25 | 66.0 | 68.5 | 70.5 | 61.1 | 61.1 |
| equipment | ||||||
| Electrical and optical equipment | 26-27 | 81.0 | 60.3 | 55.2 | 58.7 | 50.9 |
| Computer, electronic and optical products | 26 | 82.8 | 61.1 | 56.3 | 60.1 | 51.3 |
| Electrical equipment | 27 | 59.8 | 51.2 | 42.0 | 41.8 | 46.2 |
| Machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified | 28 | 83.2 | 94.6 | 103.7 | 104.8 | 107.8 |
| Transport equipment | 29-30 | 74.2 | 78.7 | 86.9 | 80.4 | 78.2 |
| Manufacturing industries | 10-33 | 101.7 | 110.1 | 110.6 | 109.4 | 107.9 |
| Transportable goods industries | 5-33 | 101.2 | 109.3 | 109.5 | 108.2 | 107.2 |
| of which: Industries mainly or wholly producing | ||||||
| Capital goods | 91.2 | 92.2 | 95.8 | 102.1 | 100.3 | |
| Intermediate products | 74.6 | 67.7 | 60.5 | 59.0 | 57.2 | |
| Consumer goods | 114.0 | 129.9 | 131.6 | 127.9 | 127.5 | |
| Durable consumer goods | 64.3 | 63.8 | 71.6 | 75.1 | 70.3 | |
| Non-durable consumer goods | 115.6 | 132.0 | 133.5 | 129.6 | 129.3 | |
| Energy producing industries | 05,06,19,35 | 100.8 | 104.2 | 100.9 | 98.6 | 92.7 |
| Industries | 5-35 | 101.2 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 107.6 | 106.2 |
| Source: CSO | ||||||
Interactive table: StatBank link
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 | |||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 - 2012 | 2011 - 2012 | ||
| Turnover - total (€ million) | 109,736 | 105,754 | 112,300 | 112,327 | 2.4 | 0.0 | |
| Intermediate consumption (€ million) | 68,787 | 65,376 | 67,708 | 66,315 | -3.6 | -2.1 | |
| Gross value added (€ million) | 33,670 | 34,742 | 38,242 | 38,083 | 13.1 | -0.4 | |
| Industrial enterprises (Number) | 5,029 | 4,782 | 5,133 | 4,580 | -8.9 | -10.8 | |
| Persons engaged (Number) | 195,542 | 185,183 | 188,684 | 178,651 | -8.6 | -5.3 | |
| Source: CSO | |||||||
Interactive table: StatBank link
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.
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Turnover | 109735.706 | 105753.766 | 112299.726 | 112327 |
| Intermediate consumption | 68786.893 | 65375.503 | 67707.839 | 66315 |
| Gross value added | 33670.298 | 34741.724 | 38241.732 | 38083 |
| 2009 | 2012 | |
| Mining and quarrying (05 - 09) | 1.28041095393326 | 0.858849295246725 |
| Food and beverages (10 - 11) | 20.2632167874329 | 23.5001783764606 |
| Chemicals and pharmaceuticals (20 - 21) | 36.1836392614087 | 37.4055023847731 |
| Computer, electronic, optical and electrical equipment (26 - 27) | 16.6583481952538 | 9.93908759690376 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste management (35 - 39) | 7.16906127163387 | 8.08190077756967 |
| Other manufacturing sectors (12,15-19,22-25,28-33) | 18.4453235303375 | 20.2144815690462 |
Interactive table: StatBank link
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.
| Gross output | |
| Carlow | 147288 |
| Cavan | 364435 |
| Clare | 244916 |
| Cork | 1179087 |
| Donegal | 232521 |
| Dublin | 648540 |
| Galway | 160972 |
| Kerry | 527665 |
| Kildare | 487528 |
| Laois | 234386 |
| Leitrim | 211013 |
| Limerick | 507028 |
| Longford | 394094 |
| Louth | 188678 |
| Mayo/Roscommon | 875215 |
| Meath | 261569 |
| Monaghan | 313697 |
| Offaly | 189315 |
| Sligo | 224514 |
| Tipperary/Kilkenny | 661711 |
| Waterford | 482773 |
| Westmeath | 306860 |
| Wexford | 310162 |
| Wicklow | 379861 |
Interactive table: StatBank link
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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