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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
    Sep 09
    86.4

    -0.5%

    -1.4%

    -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%
    • - = 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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