- Current Trends
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| 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 |
2000=100 |
Sep 09 |
86.4 |
|
|
-3.5% |
Agricultural Output
Price Index - SA |
2000=100 |
Aug 09 |
100.5 |
-3.5% |
-6.9% |
-18.8% |
Consumer Price
Index |
Dec 06=100 |
Oct 09 |
101.1 |
-0.2% |
-0.2% |
-6.6% |
Industrial Production
Index (All Industry) - SA |
2005=100 |
Aug 09 |
96.8 |
-16.1% |
-2.9% |
-13.1% |
Manufacturing
Employment - SA |
No. (000) |
Dec 06 |
223.7 |
|
-0.6% |
+1.0% |
| Imports-provisional |
€m |
Jul 09 |
3,527.1 |
-175.2 |
-130.2 |
-1,586.4 |
| Exports-provisional |
€m |
Jul 09 |
6,958.7 |
-603.9 |
-812.0 |
-323.1 |
| Trade Surplus-provisional |
€m |
Jul 09 |
3,431.5 |
-428.8 |
-681.9 |
1,263.2 |
Retail Sales
Value Index
(All businesses) - SA |
2005=100 |
Jul 09 |
92.5 |
-1.4% |
+2.1% |
-13.4% |
New Private
Cars |
No. |
Sep 09 |
2,272 |
-150 |
-2,561 |
-2,092 |
| New Goods Vehicles |
No. |
Sep 09 |
777 |
-92 |
-248 |
-674 |
| Secondhand Private Cars |
No. |
Sep 09 |
3,338 |
123 |
-654 |
-1,824 |
Balance of Payments
(Current Account Balance) |
€m |
Q2 09 |
-1204 |
|
1338 |
824 |
| GDP - SA('07) |
€m |
Q1 09 |
43,326 |
|
-1.5% |
-8.5% |
| GNP - SA('07) |
€m |
Q1 09 |
35,849 |
|
-4.5% |
-12.0% |
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