Home asking prices up 2.2% in second quarter – MyHome
Asking prices for homes across the country were 2.2% higher between April and June than they were during the same period last year, as the market began to show signs of stabilising. The MyHome.ie quarterly house price report shows that during the period, the national median price sought for a home was €325,000, an increase […]
New electric car sales up 65% in first half of 2023
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new electric cars licensed has increased by 65% from 8,309 in the first half of 2022 to 13,701 in the first half of 2023. The CSO said that in the first six months of this year, 25,446 of the new cars licensed were […]
First increase in construction activity recorded since September of 2022
Construction activity in Ireland increased in June for the first time since September of last year, albeit slightly. New data from the BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction Purchasing Managers Index shows new orders and employment both continued to expand during the month. They also did so at their quickest pace since March. Inflation also […]
Euro zone price pressures finally easing – ECB’s de Guindos
The ECB has raised interest rates at every meeting over the past year and promised another hike this month The ECB has raised interest rates at every meeting over the past year and promised another hike this month Underlying inflation pressures, a key focus for the European Central Bank, are finally easing across the euro […]
€783m paid in unpublished tax settlements last year
A massive €783m was paid last year in unpublished tax settlements involving close to 55,000 separate companies and members of the public. A total of €665m was paid out by companies in 35,684 separate settlements, an average of around €19,000 each. A further €103m had to be given to Revenue by individual taxpayers and members […]
1 in 3 struggling to survive financially – CCPC report
One in three people in Ireland say they are just about getting by financially, a new report conducted on behalf of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) suggests. More than 1,500 people were surveyed for the study, which is the first in a series of reports on financial wellbeing in Ireland. The study and […]
IFAC: Govt to boost core spending by more than stated in Summer Economic Statement
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has calculated that the Government plans to increase core spending next year by €5.5 billion, some €250 million more than set out in the Summer Economic Statement published yesterday. In a series of tweets, the Council said this would see spending rise by 6.4% and not the 6.1% in the […]
Euro zone retail sales flat in May, still down year-on-year
Retail sales volumes in the 20 nations sharing the euro currency were unchanged from April and were 2.9% lower year-on-year. That compared with average forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists of a 0.2% monthly rise and a 2.7% decline from a year earlier. Consumption has been sluggish as real incomes fall and households are […]
1 in 3 struggling to survive financially – CCPC report
One in three people in Ireland say they are just about getting by financially, a new report conducted on behalf of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) suggests. More than 1,500 people were surveyed for the study, which is the first in a series of reports on financial wellbeing in Ireland. The study and […]
2022 sees biggest fall in Government debt since 2014 – NTMA
Ireland’s General Government debt fell by €11 billion to €225 billion in 2022 and has the potential to fall below €200 billion by 2030, according to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA). The NTMA has published its 2023 mid-year business update which shows that the fall in Government debt in 2022 was the first since […]
1 in 3 struggling to survive financially – CCPC report
One in three people in Ireland say they are just about getting by financially, a new report conducted on behalf of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) suggests. More than 1,500 people were surveyed for the study, which is the first in a series of reports on financial wellbeing in Ireland. The study and […]
Euro zone consumers see lower inflation ahead – ECB poll
Euro zone consumers cut their inflation expectations for the following 12 months again in May, although they still saw prices growing faster than the European Central Bank would like for years to come, a new ECB poll showed today. The ECB’s monthly Consumer Expectations Survey also showed modest expectations for income growth. The survey was […]
Steady service sector growth reignites inflationary pressures
The services sector covers areas as diverse as communication, financial and business services, IT and the tourism trade The services sector covers areas as diverse as communication, financial and business services, IT and the tourism trade The country’s services sector grew at a strong rate again last month, reigniting inflationary pressures as both input costs […]
Euro zone business activity contracts in June – PMI
Euro zone business activity slipped into contractionary territory last month in a broad-based downturn across the bloc’s dominant services industry and a deepening decline of factory output, a survey showed. HCOB’s final Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global and seen as a good gauge of overall economic health, slumped to 49.9 in […]
Summer Economic Statement may increase core spending by 6.1%
The Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe are expected to publish their Summer Economic Statement today. This document sets out the parameters for spending and tax cuts in the upcoming Budget. The surplus in the public finances this year is forecast to reach €10 billion, thanks mainly to […]
Most US companies plan to increase employment here – AmCham survey
The majority of American multinationals with operations here expect to increase employment in the coming year, according to the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. In a survey of its members conducted to coincide with 4th July celebrations, 70% of respondents said they plan to hire more staff at their Irish operations over the next 12 […]
53% of Northern Ireland’s exports go to Ireland – ESRI
New research from ESRI shows that the Republic accounts for more than half of Northern Ireland’s exports, mainly due to Brexit. According to the Economic and Social Research Insitutute study, Northern Ireland reported a total of €7.6 billion in goods imports and €10.5 billion in goods exports in 2021 (excluding sales to Great Britain). About […]
Manufacturing slump drags employment lower – PMI
A slump in manufacturing activity deepened slightly last month, hitting a fresh three year low and leading to a fall in employment in the sector for only the second month across that period, a survey showed today. The AIB S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 47.3 from 47.5 in May. The PMI […]