India, June 9 -- Ireland's manufacturing output expanded strongly but at a slower pace in April, preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Monday.

Manufacturing output grew a seasonally adjusted 19.5 percent year-on-year in April, much slower than the 50.2 percent surge in the prior month.

On a monthly basis, output in the manufacturing sector fell 13.7 percent, reversing a 9.5 percent rise in March.

Industrial production advanced 18.1 percent in April compared to last year, following a 47.8 percent jump a month ago.

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Compared to the previous month, industrial output showed a decrease of 15.2 percent in April, in contrast to a 14....