- 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 |
Oct 08 |
90.6 |
|
+4.4% |
+2.6% |
Agricultural Output
Price Index - SA |
2000=100 |
Aug 08 |
124.8 |
-1.0% |
-1.6% |
1.5% |
Consumer Price
Index |
Dec 06=100 |
Oct 08 |
108.2 |
-0.2% |
+0.6% |
+4.0% |
Industrial Production
Index (All Industry) - SA |
2000=100 |
Sep 08 |
147.5 |
-2.4% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
Manufacturing
Employment - SA |
No. (000) |
Dec 06 |
223.7 |
|
-0.6% |
+1.0% |
| Imports-provisional |
€m |
Jul 08 |
4,927.1 |
199.0 |
-34.9 |
-6.6 |
| Exports-provisional |
€m |
Jul 08 |
7,087.2 |
-71.7 |
-337.3 |
-295.3 |
| Trade Surplus-provisional |
€m |
Jul 08 |
2,160.1 |
-270.7 |
-302.4 |
-288.6 |
Retail Sales
Value Index
(All businesses) - SA |
2000=100 |
Sep 08 |
135.8 |
+0.6% |
-1.6% |
-3.8% |
New Private
Cars |
No. |
Aug 08 |
6,822 |
-9,353 |
-5,350 |
148 |
| Second Hand Private Cars |
No. |
Aug 08 |
4,992 |
-2,116 |
-130 |
295 |
| New Goods Vehicles |
No. |
Aug 08 |
1,425 |
-952 |
-1,794 |
-1,199 |
Second Hand
Goods Vehicles |
No. |
Aug 08 |
1,004 |
-226 |
-214 |
-69 |
Balance of Payments
(Current Account Balance) |
€m |
Q2 08 |
-2,241 |
|
1,381 |
-456 |
| GDP - SA('06) |
€m |
Q2 08 |
46,513 |
|
-0.5% |
-0.7% |
| GNP - SA('06) |
€m |
Q2 08 |
38,727 |
|
-3.1% |
-2.0% |
| Live Register - SA |
No. (000) |
Sep 08 |
244.5 |
+9.4 |
+29.1 |
+79.7 |
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