Manufacturing slide continues in December
Fears for short-term outlook make customers cautious but business more confident for 2024
Oliver Mangan
Inflation continues to drive up service sector prices
AIB Purchasing Managers’ Index shows fastest rise in charges in 20-plus years
Rising energy and raw material costs being passed on to consumers
Price of goods made in State has risen every month since October 2020 – AIB report
Services sector outlook plunges in March in wake of invasion of Ukraine
Inflationary pressures surging to record highs, AIB survey finds
Prices of goods and services may surge as much as 9%, AIB chief economist warns
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has heaped ‘economic uncertainty’ for the near future
Irish services economy expands at faster rate in January as Covid restrictions ease
Outlook among businesses more optimistic as Omicron threat recedes
Growth in demand for Irish goods speeds to four-month high
Output growth slows to 10-month low due to material and staff shortages, PMI data shows
Growth continues to slow in manufacturing sector
Supply chain pressures easing but sector still suffering capacity constraints, AIB index shows
Energy price surge and supply chain delays drive up manufacturing costs
Purchasing managers’ index hits unwelcome records amid build-up in price pressure
Services sector records strongest quarter since early 2006
Business activity remains strong as pent-up demand released with easing of restrictions
Inflationary pressure in services sector now at 20-year high
AIB’s latest barometer points to sharp build up in price pressure
Bottlenecks slow Irish manufacturing momentum as demand soars
Delays in supply times lengthened ‘severely' in August, AIB PMI reports
Irish services sector expands at fastest rate in more than 20 years
Inflationary pressures evident in latest purchasing managers’ index data from AIB
Manufacturing activity stays near record high as new orders rise at fastest rate ever
AIB’s June PMI points to strong pick-up in activity as economy gradually reopened
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Services economy surges in May amid pent-up demand
Cost pressures on companies rose to highest point in almost 13 years, survey finds
Services sector begins to rebound amid partial lifting of restrictions
AIB barometer suggests new business and total activity rose at fastest rates since before crisis
Manufacturing surge as coronavirus restrictions eased
Business sector optimistic that vaccination will lead to the full reopening of economies
Manufacturing sector rebounds after subdued start to the year
Jobs were added at the fastest rate in two-and-a-half years last month
Services sector still weak but optimism rises for the future
Data signals a much softer overall reduction in activity than in the first Covid lockdown
Activity in Irish manufacturing sector remains weak
But sentiment is strong as companies eye an economic revival later in the year
Covid-19 and Brexit hit manufacturing orders
Sharp fall in manufacturing output and new orders trigger January decline, index shows
Irish manufacturing sector ended last year on a high due to Brexit preparations
Key AIB index sees third-largest rise on record ahead of end of transition period
Outlook for businesses at weakest point in five months
AIB’s Services Purchasing Managers’ Index shows decline in activity
New Covid restrictions delay recovery in manufacturing
Irish PMI reading continues to lag activity elsewhere in Europe and in the US
Manufacturing activity declines again in September
Summer rebound ‘petered out’ amid Covid-19 resurgence and Brexit fears
‘Tentative’ recovery in services sector continued in August
Growth in sector still weaker than pre-crisis trend, AIB data shows
Rebound in manufacturing loses speed amid pick-up in coronavirus cases
Latest AIB purchasing managers’ index remains positive but growth slows
Services sector grows in July for first time since lockdown
Service providers cut staff for fifth month running, with financial services seeing the strongest decline in jobs
Irish factory activity rebounds in July from lockdown lows
Irish manufacturing figures follow trends in Europe as restrictions on economies ease
AIB says most severe phase of hit to service businesses has passed
Figures show that contraction has slowed to lowest rate since downturn began in March
Coronavirus: Pace of manufacturing decline slowed in May
Sector continuing to perform better than 2008-2009, when index hit record low
Service sector activity collapses to lowest on record
The level of activity in the sector is considerably worse than the 2009 financial crisis
Manufacturing takes nosedive as lockdown halts production
Latest AIB purchasing managers' index points to record falls in output and new orders
Service sector activity collapses at fastest rate since 2009, AIB says
‘Recessionary conditions’ have gripped Irish economy, bank’s chief economist says
Manufacturing slides into ‘sharpest decline’ since 2009
Purchasing managers survey shows sector experienced dramatic contraction in March
Services sector continues rebound after Brexit worries of 2019
Sector grew for fourth month in row, the longest sequence of continuous gains since 2010
Manufacturing improves but employment down
Output rises at fastest rate for a year despite supply-chain pressure, latest indicator shows
Manufacturing sector rebounds as firms optimistic about prospects
New orders rose at their fastest rate since last April in January, indicator shows
Services sector rebounds as Brexit threat recedes
Latest AIB barometer suggests new business and total activity rose at fastest rates since June
Brexit blamed as manufacturing sector extends downturn
December caps longest period of weakness for companies in eight years
Irish services sector rebounds in November, AIB index finds
Sector almost fell into contraction the previous month
Manufacturing declines again as employee numbers fall
business confidence, remains historically weak as Brexit weighs on sentiment
Service sector activity slows to seven-year low amid Brexit uncertainty
Purchasing managers’ index for service sector now at the lowest level since August 2012
Manufacturing conditions improve as output increases
Stocks of finished goods increased for the fifth month running during October
Services activity falls to lowest level since 2013 on Brexit concerns
Rate of contraction of new export business was joint fastest since July 2009, says AIB
Irish manufacturing sector mired in Brexit slump
AIB’s latest PMI shows activity in Ireland worsened for fourth month running
Services companies report weakest payroll expansion since 2013
Brexit fears feed into hiring but economy still outperforming US and euro zone
Service sector employment growth at its weakest in six years
New order growth in sector eases as Brexit uncertainty hits customer demand
Services sector expands sharply in June, PMI survey shows
Booming sector compensates for weak manufacturing activity
Manufacturing activity declines for first time since recession
PMI barometer sees marginal contraction in activity in June
Service sector records sharp uptick in business activity
Sentiment in the sector is at its highest since January
Business confidence in services sector falls to 6½-year low
AIB ’s latest index says economy still growing at a faster rate than US and euro zone
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