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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Latest AIB purchasing managers’ index remains positive but growth slows

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

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

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

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

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

Latest AIB purchasing managers' index points to record falls in output and new orders

‘Recessionary conditions’ have gripped Irish economy, bank’s chief economist says

Purchasing managers survey shows sector experienced dramatic contraction in March

Sector grew for fourth month in row, the longest sequence of continuous gains since 2010

Output rises at fastest rate for a year despite supply-chain pressure, latest indicator shows

New orders rose at their fastest rate since last April in January, indicator shows

Latest AIB barometer suggests new business and total activity rose at fastest rates since June

December caps longest period of weakness for companies in eight years

Sector almost fell into contraction the previous month

business confidence, remains historically weak as Brexit weighs on sentiment

Purchasing managers’ index for service sector now at the lowest level since August 2012

Stocks of finished goods increased for the fifth month running during October

Rate of contraction of new export business was joint fastest since July 2009, says AIB

AIB’s latest PMI shows activity in Ireland worsened for fourth month running

Brexit fears feed into hiring but economy still outperforming US and euro zone

New order growth in sector eases as Brexit uncertainty hits customer demand

Booming sector compensates for weak manufacturing activity

PMI barometer sees marginal contraction in activity in June

Sentiment in the sector is at its highest since January

AIB ’s latest index says economy still growing at a faster rate than US and euro zone

AIB index finds Irish manufacturing is considerably outperforming Euro zone