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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
    Dec 09
    86.2

    +0.5%

    -0.2%

    -3.8%
    Agricultural Output
    Price Index - SA
    2000=100
    Nov 09
    103.2
    1.5%
    2.4%
    -11.0%
    Consumer Price
    Index
    Dec 06=100
    Dec 09
    100.6
    -0.5%
    -0.7%
    -5.0%
    Industrial Production
    Index (All Industry) - SA
    2005=100
    Nov 09
    97.7
    -8.0%
    1.0%
    -9.5%
    Manufacturing
    Employment - SA
    No. (000)
    Dec 06
    223.7
    -0.6%
    +1.0%
    Imports-provisional
    €m
    Oct 09
    3,497.1
    33.1
    -44.0
    -1,329.9
    Exports-provisional
    €m
    Oct 09
    6,505.5
    -943.6
    -448.4
    -1,067.6
    Trade Surplus-provisional
    €m
    Oct 09
    3,008.4
    -976.7
    -404.4
    262.3
    Retail Sales
    Value Index
    (All businesses) - SA
    2005=100
     Oct 09
    92.6
    0.8%
    -1.0%
    -13.9%
    New Private
    Cars
    No.
    Dec 09
    474
    -474
    -1,798
    -193
    New Goods Vehicles
    No.
    Dec 09
    251
    -225
    -526
    -175
    Secondhand Private Cars
    No.
    Dec 09
    2,405
    -608
    -933
    -1,070
    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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