Category: services

There was a partial recovery in the country’s services sector in June, according to AIB in its latest purchasing managers index. The business activity index rose to 39.7 from 23.4 in May, a level consistent with ongoing weak activity in the sector. The index measures activity on a scale of 1 to 100 with the […]

The services sector here suffered a significant setback due to the Covid-19 outbreak last month, with both activity and new work falling at the fastest rate since April 2009. That is according to the AIB Ireland Services Business Activity Index, which fell from 59.9 in February to 32.5 in March. It found that new business […]

The country’s service sector growth bounced back strongly last month from a seven-year low as business confidence rose to its highest level since June amid firmer demand from customers, a survey showed today.  A slowdown in manufacturing activity had threatened to spread in October to the services sector, where a long expansion in new orders […]

Services sector sees slowest growth since May 2013 – PMI The services sector grew at its slowest rate since May 2013 last month, a survey showed today, amid a softening of both foreign and domestic demand conditions. The AIB IHS Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for services slipped to 53.1 in September from 54.6 in […]

Services sector makes up for weak manufacturing activity – PMI The country’s services sector continued to grow sharply in June, according to a new survey. The growth more than made up for weak manufacturing activity, which shrank for the first time in six years over the same time. The AIB Services Purchasing Managers’ Index stood […]

Services growth slows in April as Brexit hits sales – PMI Growth in the country’s services sector slowed in April, adding to signs that the economy began the second quarter at a more moderate pace amid the global slowdown. The AIB services purchasing managers’ index slipped to 54.7 from 55.3 in March. While the reading […]