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Industrial local units with three or more persons engaged had a gross output of €99,966m in 2002 and a net output of €60,373, the detailed Census of Industrial Production 2002 released by the Central Statistics Office today reveals. The gross output was up 1.6% on the 2001 figure and the net output increased by 7.5%. Employment in industrial local units decreased by 9,805 to 258,435. A total of €7,692m was paid in wages and salaries in the year.

Early estimates for 2002 were published in November 2003 while summary information for 2002 was published in a provisional release in June 2004.

Other results for Industrial Local Units

• Just under 36% of the output of Irish owned manufacturing firms was exported compared to 94% for foreign owned firms; 32% of the value of materials purchased by Irish owned firms was imported compared to 78% for foreign owned firms;
• The gross output of Irish owned manufacturing firms decreased to €18,738m - this represents 20% of total gross output compared to 21% in 2001. The numbers employed in the Irish owned manufacturing firms decreased by 3,160 to 124,063;
  

Main results for Industrial Enterprises

• Total turnover of the 4,996 enterprises covered was €107,683m;
  
• Purchases of goods and services amounted to €68,558;
  
• Persons engaged totalled 253,842;
  
• Labour costs in the year amounted to €9,157m, of which wages and salaries accounted for €7,567m.
  

The Census of Industrial Production 2002 report presents a detailed picture (for both local units and enterprises) of the structure and activity of industry in 2002. 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 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.

Price: €20.00

For further information contact:

Patsy King (021) 453 5502 or Phone: LoCall 1890 313 414
Gerry Brett (021) 453 5541 (021) 453 5000 or (01) 498 4000
Results, Analysis and Publications Section Fax: (021) 453 5553
Central Statistics Office E-mail: Industry_RAP@cso.ie

5th October 2004

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