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Key Economic Indicators - Ireland

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  • Current Trends
  • 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
    Jan 10
    87.5

    +1.5%

    +1.9%

    -2.8%
    Agricultural Output
    Price Index - SA
    2000=100
    Dec 09
    104.4
    1.2%
    3.1%
    -9.4%
    Consumer Price
    Index
    Dec 06=100
    Dec 09
    100.6
    -0.5%
    -0.7%
    -5.0%
    Industrial Production
    Index (All Industry) - SA
    2005=100
    Jan 10
    107.7
    15.3%
    6.1%
    1.6%
    Manufacturing
    Employment - SA
    No. (000)
    Dec 06
    223.7
    -0.6%
    +1.0%
    Imports-provisional
    €m
    Nov 09
    3,754.4
    257.3
    648.5
    -752.9
    Exports-provisional
    €m
    Nov 09
    6,555.7
    50.2
    769.1
    -1,038.9
    Trade Surplus-provisional
    €m
    Nov 09
    2,801.3
    -207.1
    120.6
    -286.0
    Retail Sales
    Value Index
    (All businesses) - SA
    2005=100
     Dec 09
    80.5
    -15.6%
    -14.3%
    -8.4%
    New Private
    Cars
    No.
    Feb 10
    11,707
    1,238
    10,759
    2,914
    New Goods Vehicles
    No.
    Feb 10
    1,494
    478
    1,018
    397
    Secondhand Private Cars
    No.
    Feb 10
    3,827
    1,365
    814
    -1,703
    Balance of Payments
    (Current Account Balance)
    €m
    Q3 09
    -902
    302
    1996
    GDP - SA('07)
    €m
    Q1 09
    43,326
    -1.5%
    -8.5%
    GNP - SA('07)
    €m
    Q1 09
    35,849
    -4.5%
    -12.0%
    • - = Currently being updated
    • SA = Seasonally adjusted
    • SA('05) = (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2005)-Seasonally Adjusted
    • n.r.=not relevant

 

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