Irish industrial production for the three months ended September 2002 was down 7.6pc on the previous three months, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) On the year, industrial production was up 8.2pc, ahead of forecasts for an 8.0pc rise.
This early estimate is based on the actual returns for the firms which have already responded for the reference month The detailed data for September 2002 will be published by the end of November 2002 The monthly Industrial Production Index monitors trends in the volume of production of local units with three or more persons engaged //www.fxcentre.com