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The CSO said that the seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed last month stood at 187,700

Unemployment rate eases to 8.6% in March - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate eased to 8.6% in March.

Business • 05 Apr 16

Accommodation and Food Service Activities was one of the sectors where value rose in February

Monthly services index rises 2.2% in February

The seasonally adjusted monthly services value index rose by 2.2% between January and February, while there was an annual increase in the index in February of 8.2%.

Business • 01 Apr 16

Residents of Great Britain were the most frequent visitors to Ireland between last December and February

17.1% jump in number of visitors to Ireland - CSO

For the three months to February 2016 the number of overseas visitors to Ireland rose by 17.1% to 1,690,400.

Business • 30 Mar 16

The most significant volume increase in February was seen in the ‘books, newspapers and stationery’ sector (+7.8%)

Retail sales volume rises 0.3% in February - CSO

The volume of retail sales rose by 0.3% between January and February, while there was an increase of 11% year on year, according to latest data from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 30 Mar 16

Residential property prices nationwide unchanged in February compared to the previous month

Property prices up 8% on an annual basis

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices - at a national level - rose by 8% in the year to February.

Business • 31 Mar 16

The surplus for January exceeded the previous all-time high surplus of €4.69bn, which was recorded in August 2012

Record trade surplus recorded in January - CSO

Latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office show a record seasonally-adjusted trade surplus of €4.98bn for January, representing an increase of €1.1bn on the December 2015 figure.

Business • 15 Mar 16

The statistics indicate that year-on-year tourism earnings from overseas travellers rose from €952m to €1.14bn for the final quarter of 2015

Number of visitors to Ireland up by 17.8% in Q4

The number of overseas trips to Ireland by non-residents increased by 300,000 (+17.8%) to two million during the last three months of 2015, when compared with the same period the previous year.

Business • 14 Mar 16

Clothing & footwear saw a considerable recovery in sales in February

0.1% annual fall in consumer prices for February

Consumer prices rose by 0.4% between January and February but are 0.1% lower than the same time last year, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 10 Mar 16

GDP growth of 7.8% makes Ireland the fastest growing economy in the euro zone for the second year in a row

Irish economic growth of 7.8% tops euro zone again

New preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that GDP increased by 7.8% for the whole of 2015 - beating expectations.

Business • 10 Mar 16

The volume of residential building work decreased by 1.9% in the last quarter of 2015

Construction output rises by 1.3% in Q4 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the volume of output in building and construction increased by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2015 when compared with the previous quarter.

Business • 09 Mar 16

Over a fifth of all small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) applied for bank finance in 2014

SBCI urges SMEs to look at new sources of funding

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland has today urged Irish SMEs to explore new sources of funding in addition to traditional bank lending.

Business • 03 Mar 16

Production for January increased by 48% when compared with the same month last year

Manufacturing production up 15% in January - CSO

Production for Manufacturing Industries for January was 15.0% higher than in December 2015, according to latest Central Statistics Office data.

Business • 03 Mar 16

In unadjusted terms there were 319,723 people signing on the Live Register last month

Marginal fall in Live Register figures in February

The number of people on the Live Register fell by 2,700 (-0.8%) to 321,000 in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to latest data from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 07 Apr 16

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February stood at 8.8% - CSO

Unemployment falls to 8.8% in February - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2016 was 8.8%.

Business • 01 Mar 16

The value of retail sales rose 6% between December and January, with the annual increase 8.9%

4.1% rise in retail sales in January - CSO

Retail sales volume increased by 4.1% from December to January, while year-on-year the figure was 10.3% higher.

Business • 29 Feb 16

Of the mortgage approvals, 50% were for first-time buyers, while mover purchasers accounted for 29.5% of the average figure

Mortgage approval rate down 10.2%

The average number of mortgage approvals fell by 10.2% to 2,133 between November and January, according to latest data from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland.

Business • 29 Feb 16

The annual rise saw the average increase from €702.61 in Q4 2014 to €712.75 in the last quarter

1.4% increase in average weekly earnings - CSO

Average weekly earnings rose by 1.4% in the final quarter of 2015, according to preliminary estimated from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 25 Feb 16

Three rows in the education sector accounted for 73% of the days lost in 2015

32,964 days lost to industrial rows last year

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that a total of 32,964 days were lost to industrial disputes last year.

Business • 25 Feb 16

The CSO figures are for the three months from November to January

18% increase in amount of trips made to Ireland

New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that the number of trips made to Ireland between the months of November and January jumped by 18.4% to 1,745,400

Business • 25 Feb 16