Manufacturing output increased by 0.5% in June 2015 compared with June 2014. The largest contribution to the increase came from the manufacture of transport equipment, which increased by 7.2%. Manufacturing output also increased by 0.2% in June 2015 compared with May 2015. The largest contribution to the increase came from the manufacture of basic metals & metal products, which increased by 4.9%.
In the 3 months to June 2015, production and manufacturing were 9.2% and 4.8% respectively below their figures reached in the pre-downturn GDP peak in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2008.
