Fast Facts about Industry in Ireland
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Total: $164,190 million (48th in world)
Per Capita: $40,003 (4th in world)
Employment
All statistics for March 2004
- Total Labour Force: 1,920,300
- Total Employed: 1,836,200
- Total Unemployed: 84,200
- Unemployment Rate: 4.4%
Agriculture
- Value of Output (at producer prices): 4,941 million
- Livestock Numbers
Cattle Sheep Pigs Poultry 6,967,000 6,849,000 1,713,000 12,738,000 - Principle Crops
Wheat Oats Barley Potatoes Sugar Beet Hectares Planted 957,000 21,000 183,100 14,200 31,500 Output in Tonnes 794,000 155,000 1,198,000 488,000 1,505,000
Construction Industry
- New Dwellings (houses, apartment etc) completed (2004): 68,819
- Planning Permissions Granted (2004):
Dwelling Other Extensions Alterations/conversions 27,512 6,717 13,468 2,575 - Average Weekly Earnings (2003):
Foremen Skilled Unskilled/Semi-skilled Apprentices 871.89 786.95 649.15 424.67
Industry (General)
- Industrial Products and Value (in millions, 2003)
Chemicals, chemical products, man-made fibres etc 29,082 Electrical and optical equipment 24,459 Food products; beverages and tobacco 17,917 Metals & metal products, machinery & equipment 3,471 Mining, quarrying & transport 1,854 Paper & paper products, publishing, reproduction of computer media 12,086 Textiles & textile products, leather & leather products 659 Wood & wood products, non-metallic mineral products 4,033 Other 3,266 Total Value of Products 96,831 - Average weekly Industrial Earnings (2003): Male: 564.90 Female: 393.78
Tourism and Travel
- Overseas Visits to Ireland (2004, in 1000's)
Total Overseas Visits 6,574 Area of Residence Great Britain 3,681 Other Europe 1,600 USA and Canada 977 Other Areas 317 Reason for Journey Business 926 Holiday/Leisure/Recreation 3,413 Visit to Friends/Relatives 1,807 Other 429 - Overseas Visits by Irish Residents (2004, in 1000's)
Total 5,465 EU-25 4,614 Other Europe* 167 North America 449 Central & South America 28 Asia 89 Africa 69 Australia, New Zealand & Oceania 50
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