Industrial production fell by nearly 13 per cent in March

Production of pharmaceuticals was down by 27.5% annually in March

Industrial production fell by 12.9% on the month in March

Industrial production fell by nearly 13 per cent in March compared to

February and was 12.4 per cent lower than a year earlier, the Central Statistics Office said.

The latest data showed that production in the "modern" sector dropped by 13.4 per cent in March and was down 18.9 per cent year-on-year with the main falls in basic pharmaceutical products, which were down 18.3 per cent on the month and by 27.5 per ...