| The Current trends for a selection of the principal short-term series are summarised for your convenience below. | ||||||
| Principal Series | Base or Unit | Latest Results | Change Over | |||
|
Period
|
Value
|
1 Mth
|
3 Mths
|
12 Mths
|
||
| Manufacturing Industry Output Price Index |
2005=100
|
Apr 12
|
99.8
|
-0.5% |
-1.1% |
2.8%
|
| Agricultural Output Price Index - SA |
2005=100
|
Mar 12
|
136.6
|
0.8%
|
0.4%
|
10.9%
|
| Consumer Price Index |
2011=100
|
Apr 12
|
101.4
|
1.0%
|
1.9%
|
1.9%
|
| Industrial Production Index (All Industry) - SA |
2005=100
|
Apr 12
|
109.8
|
1.7%
|
1.4%
|
2.8%
|
| Imports-provisional |
€m
|
Apr 12
|
7,037 |
-1,554
|
-654
|
-804
|
| Exports-provisional |
€m
|
Apr 12
|
3,717
|
-1,239
|
-745
|
-952
|
| Trade Surplus-provisional |
€m
|
Apr 12
|
3,320
|
-315
|
92
|
148
|
| Retail Sales Value Index (All businesses) - SA |
2005=100
|
Apr 12
|
86.7
|
-1.1%
|
-0.3%
|
-1.6%
|
| New Private Cars |
No.
|
Apr 12
|
9,388
|
-1193
|
-5,119
|
-1,783
|
| New Goods Vehicles |
No.
|
Apr 12
|
1,047
|
-108
|
-35
|
-172
|
| Secondhand Private Cars |
No.
|
Apr 12
|
3,193
|
-449
|
569
|
-484
|
| Balance of Payments (Current Account Balance) |
€m
|
Q4 11
|
796
|
n.a.
|
-54
|
-759
|
| GDP - SA('10) |
€m
|
Q4 11
|
40,100
|
n.r.
|
-0.2%
|
0.7%
|
| GNP - SA('10) |
€m
|
Q4 11
|
31,523
|
n.r.
|
-2.2%
|
-7.1%
|