Industrial employment dropped by two per cent in September when wages rose by almost four per cent compared to the same period last year.

Provisional figures released by the National Statistics Office for the third quarter show the sector was thriving with turnover going up by 21 per cent and demand for new orders increasing by 20 per cent.

New orders received by domestic manufacturing firms rose by three per cent.

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