Oliver Mangan

Manufacturing slide continues in December

Fears for short-term outlook make customers cautious but business more confident for 2024

Tue Jan 02 2024 - 05:00

Inflation continues to drive up service sector prices

AIB Purchasing Managers’ Index shows fastest rise in charges in 20-plus years

Thu May 05 2022 - 04:03

Rising energy and raw material costs being passed on to consumers

Price of goods made in State has risen every month since October 2020 – AIB report

Tue May 03 2022 - 05:07

Services sector outlook plunges in March in wake of invasion of Ukraine

Inflationary pressures surging to record highs, AIB survey finds

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 05:21

Prices of goods and services may surge as much as 9%, AIB chief economist warns

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has heaped ‘economic uncertainty’ for the near future

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 16:04

Irish services economy expands at faster rate in January as Covid restrictions ease

Outlook among businesses more optimistic as Omicron threat recedes

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 05:07

Growth in demand for Irish goods speeds to four-month high

Output growth slows to 10-month low due to material and staff shortages, PMI data shows

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 05:00

Growth continues to slow in manufacturing sector

Supply chain pressures easing but sector still suffering capacity constraints, AIB index shows

Mon Jan 03 2022 - 04:59

Growth slows in Irish manufacturing sector

AIB index says activity still at historic highs

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 05:07

Energy price surge and supply chain delays drive up manufacturing costs

Purchasing managers’ index hits unwelcome records amid build-up in price pressure

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 05:26

Services sector records strongest quarter since early 2006

Business activity remains strong as pent-up demand released with easing of restrictions

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 05:30

Inflationary pressure in services sector now at 20-year high

AIB’s latest barometer points to sharp build up in price pressure

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 05:22

Bottlenecks slow Irish manufacturing momentum as demand soars

Delays in supply times lengthened ‘severely' in August, AIB PMI reports

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 07:49

Irish services sector expands at fastest rate in more than 20 years

Inflationary pressures evident in latest purchasing managers’ index data from AIB

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 05:59

Manufacturing activity stays near record high as new orders rise at fastest rate ever

AIB’s June PMI points to strong pick-up in activity as economy gradually reopened

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 04:30

Prices are on the rise again - how worried should we be?

Inflation is back as economies reopen - is this a blip or the start of a trend?

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 05:18

Services economy surges in May amid pent-up demand

Cost pressures on companies rose to highest point in almost 13 years, survey finds

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 04:45

Services sector begins to rebound amid partial lifting of restrictions

AIB barometer suggests new business and total activity rose at fastest rates since before crisis

Thu May 06 2021 - 09:49

Manufacturing surge as coronavirus restrictions eased

Business sector optimistic that vaccination will lead to the full reopening of economies

Tue May 04 2021 - 04:58

Manufacturing sector rebounds after subdued start to the year

Jobs were added at the fastest rate in two-and-a-half years last month

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 04:40

Services sector still weak but optimism rises for the future

Data signals a much softer overall reduction in activity than in the first Covid lockdown

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 04:30

Activity in Irish manufacturing sector remains weak

But sentiment is strong as companies eye an economic revival later in the year

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 08:43

Covid-19 and Brexit hit manufacturing orders

Sharp fall in manufacturing output and new orders trigger January decline, index shows

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 07:30

Irish manufacturing sector ended last year on a high due to Brexit preparations

Key AIB index sees third-largest rise on record ahead of end of transition period

Mon Jan 04 2021 - 04:14

Outlook for businesses at weakest point in five months

AIB’s Services Purchasing Managers’ Index shows decline in activity

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 00:01

New Covid restrictions delay recovery in manufacturing

Irish PMI reading continues to lag activity elsewhere in Europe and in the US

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 05:35

Manufacturing activity declines again in September

Summer rebound ‘petered out’ amid Covid-19 resurgence and Brexit fears

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 05:30

‘Tentative’ recovery in services sector continued in August

Growth in sector still weaker than pre-crisis trend, AIB data shows

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 05:30

Rebound in manufacturing loses speed amid pick-up in coronavirus cases

Latest AIB purchasing managers’ index remains positive but growth slows

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 05:40

Services sector grows in July for first time since lockdown

Service providers cut staff for fifth month running, with financial services seeing the strongest decline in jobs

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 03:20

Irish factory activity rebounds in July from lockdown lows

Irish manufacturing figures follow trends in Europe as restrictions on economies ease

Tue Aug 04 2020 - 20:26

AIB says most severe phase of hit to service businesses has passed

Figures show that contraction has slowed to lowest rate since downturn began in March

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 04:13

Coronavirus: Pace of manufacturing decline slowed in May

Sector continuing to perform better than 2008-2009, when index hit record low

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 05:00

Service sector activity collapses to lowest on record

The level of activity in the sector is considerably worse than the 2009 financial crisis

Wed May 06 2020 - 01:01