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Industry

264,398
The number of persons engaged in Industrial Production in Ireland in 2019

This chapter contains information on the industrial sector. Table 14.1 is compiled using the monthly data collected in the Industrial Production and Turnover Inquiry. The primary purpose of the Industrial Production and Turnover Inquiry is to provide a short-term indication of changes in the volume of production and turnover. This is published on a monthly basis.

The data in Table 14.2 is taken from the Census of Industrial Production which is an annual survey that collects information on enterprises that are wholly or primarily engaged in industrial production such as: manufacturing, mining, quarrying, sewerage, waste management and the supply of electricity, gas, steam and water.

Table 14.1 Volume indices of production for industrial sectors
Base Year 2015=100
Industrial sectorNACE Code2017201820192020
Mining and quarrying5-981.1......
Food products1097.795.699.998.3
Textiles and wearing apparel13-15108.9118.9124.6115.4
Wood and wood products16139.3157.4171.4156.0
Paper and paper products; publishing,
printing and reproduction of recorded media17-1882.285.189.479.9
Chemicals and chemical products20........
Basic pharmaceutical products and preparations21........
Rubber and plastic products22109.0117.6117.9126.7
Other non-metallic mineral products23118.3128.4136.1133.3
Basic metals and fabricated metal products24-25109.3104.2120.3111.3
Computer, electronic and optical products26........
Electrical equipment27130.9130.2138.2148.7
Machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified28........
Transport equipment29-30113.2118.5124.1110.9
Manufacturing industries 10-3399.193.896.4100.5
Transportable goods industries 5-3399.093.796.3100.5
Industries5-3599.594.697.3101.4
Source: CSO
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Manufacturing production increased by 4.3% in the year to 2020. Over the same period the Food products sector decreased by 1.6% while Electrical equipment increased by 7.6%. The Transport equipment sector and the Paper & paper products; publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media sector both showed a decrease of 10.6%.

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Table 14.2 Industrial sector key variables, 2017 - 20191
     Percentage change
  2017201820192018 - 2019
Industry (B-E)     
Enterprises No. 18,81718,70318,599-0.6%
   of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged)18,63918,52718,413-0.6%
                   Large (250+ persons engaged)1781761865.7%
Persons Engaged No. 242,966250,635264,3985.5%
   of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged)125,596128,787133,6823.8%
                   Large (250+ persons engaged)117,370121,848130,7167.3%
Turnover €m238,601268,289287,6827.2%
   of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged) 44,32847,00651,69110.0%
                   Large (250+ persons engaged) 194,273221,283235,9916.6%
Gross Value Added€m101,892107,205114,6466.9%
   of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged)14,28612,30814,83920.6%
                   Large (250+ persons engaged) 87,60694,89799,8075.2%
Source:CSO
1Totals may differ due to rounding.
5.5%
Increase in persons engaged in the Industrial sector in 2019

The number of persons engaged in Industrial Production in Ireland in 2019 increased by 5.5% to 264,398.

Industrial Gross Value Added (at factor cost) rose by 6.9% from €107.2 billion in 2018 to €114.6 billion in 2019.

Turnover in the Industrial sector increased by 7.2% to €287.7 billion in 2019.

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X-axis labelTurnoverGross Value Added
2017238601101892
2018268289107205
2019287682114646

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