The volume of manufacturing sales has dropped, with mixed results across industries in the last quarter.

Overall there was a 0.7% drop in sales, led by large decreases in meat and dairy products.

They fell 1.4% - continuing a downward slide since the end of last year.

The overall value of manufacturing sales fell 1.9% - the equivalent of $481m.

Meat and dairy sale values fell 5.7%.

And that equated to a drop of $485m.