Oliver Mangan

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

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

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

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

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

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