Two measures of industrial activity recorded positive figures for July and August in Ireland, while euro zone activity fell.
Irish manufacturing activity grew for the sixth consecutive month during August.
It bucked the euro zone trend where manufacturing contracted for the 13th consecutive month in August, as exports in Germany, fell at the steepest rate in three years, according to a PMI.
In Ireland the seasonally adjusted figures from NCB index registered 50.9, indicating an improvement of business conditions during the month. Any rating over 50 indicates an increase in activity.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that industrial production in July was 1.2% higher than the month of June.
Production was 6.4% higher when compared with July 2011.
Industrial production for the three month period May to July 2012 was 4.4% higher than the preceding three months.
NCB's PMI or Purchasing Managers' Index fell from its July level of 53.9, but new business orders grew, as did export orders and employment for the sixth month in a row.
Input prices fell but fuel prices, raw materials and a weaker euro all added to the cost of manufacturing.
