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Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2021: Part 2 Business and Economy

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.

Volume indices of production for industrial sectors

Table 14.1 Volume indices of production for industrial sectors
Base Year 2015=100
Industrial sector	NACE Code	2017	2018	2019	2020
Mining and quarrying	5-9	81.1	..	..	..
Food products	10	97.7	95.6	99.9	98.3
Textiles and wearing apparel	13-15	108.9	118.9	124.6	115.4
Wood and wood products	16	139.3	157.4	171.4	156.0
Paper and paper products; publishing,
printing and reproduction of recorded media	17-18	82.2	85.1	89.4	79.9
Chemicals and chemical products	20	..	..	..	..
Basic pharmaceutical products and preparations	21	..	..	..	..
Rubber and plastic products	22	109.0	117.6	117.9	126.7
Other non-metallic mineral products	23	118.3	128.4	136.1	133.3
Basic metals and fabricated metal products	24-25	109.3	104.2	120.3	111.3
Computer, electronic and optical products	26	..	..	..	..
Electrical equipment	27	130.9	130.2	138.2	148.7
Machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified	28	..	..	..	..
Transport equipment	29-30	113.2	118.5	124.1	110.9
Manufacturing industries	10-33	99.1	93.8	96.4	100.5
Transportable goods industries	5-33	99.0	93.7	96.3	100.5
Industries	5-35	99.5	94.6	97.3	101.4
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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Structural Business Statistics for Industry

Table 14.2 Industrial sector key variables, 2017 - 2019¹
					Percentage change
		2017	2018	2019	2018 - 2019
Industry (B-E)
Enterprises	No.	18,817	18,703	18,599	-0.6%
of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged)		18,639	18,527	18,413	-0.6%
Large (250+ persons engaged)		178	176	186	5.7%
Persons Engaged	No.	242,966	250,635	264,398	5.5%
of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged)		125,596	128,787	133,682	3.8%
Large (250+ persons engaged)		117,370	121,848	130,716	7.3%
Turnover	€m	238,601	268,289	287,682	7.2%
of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged)		44,328	47,006	51,691	10.0%
Large (250+ persons engaged)		194,273	221,283	235,991	6.6%
Gross Value Added	€m	101,892	107,205	114,646	6.9%
of which: SMEs (<250 persons engaged)		14,286	12,308	14,839	20.6%
Large (250+ persons engaged)		87,606	94,897	99,807	5.2%
Source:CSO
¹Totals may differ due to rounding.