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All four sub-sectors, including financial services, recorded growth in April

Services sector continued expansion in April

Ireland’s services sector grew for a ninth consecutive month in April, according to new figures from NCB.

Business • 03 May 13

NCB Manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 48 in April

Manufacturing output and new orders fall in April

The Irish manufacturing sector experienced its sharpest decline since September 2011 in April.

Business • 01 May 13

NCB Purchasing Managers index for the services sector stood at 52.3 in March

Services sector sees slower rate of expansion

Activity in the country's services sector expanded in March, but at a slightly slower rate than in February.

Business • 04 Apr 13

NCB's PMI rate was down by almost three points last month

Manufacturing activity contracted in March - NCB

Activity in the manufacturing sector contracted for the first time in 13 months during March, according to the latest Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index from NCB Stockbrokers.

Business • 02 Apr 13

NCB Services Purchasing Managers index stood at 53.6 in February

Rate of growth in services sector slows

Irish service providers saw another increase in business activity last month, although the rate of growth was the slowest since last August.

Business • 05 Mar 13

Rate of growth in new services exports hit the highest level since the series began in June 2002

Encouraging signs from latest NCB Services PMI

The Irish services sector expanded at its fastest pace since August 2007 last month, new figures show.

Business • 05 Feb 13

NCB Purchasing Managers index stood at 50.3 in January

Slowest rate of manufacturing growth in 9 months

The manufacturing sector continued to grow in January but the rate of expansion was the slowest seen in nine months.

Business • 01 Feb 13

Surging exports spur Irish services on last month

The services sector grew for the fifth successive month in December on the back of the strongest new export orders in over six years.

Business • 04 Jan 13

Manufacturing sees weakest growth since August

Activity in the country's manufacturing sector grew for the tenth month in a row in December.

Business • 02 Jan 13

Services activity growth remains at 5 year high

Business activity in Irish services companies continued to see strong growth again in November.

Business • 05 Dec 12

NCB says Ireland on the 'right track'

NCB Stockbrokers have said that Ireland is showing the characteristics which are required to put the economy ''back on the right track''.

Business • 20 Nov 12

Manufacturing activity improved again last month

Activity in the manufacturing sector improved for the eighth successive month in October, the latest figures show.

Business • 01 Nov 12

Services PMI shows big increase in new business

The country's services companies saw their fastest rate of activity growth in 19 months in September.

Business • 03 Oct 12

Manufacturing output up for fifth month in a row

The Irish manufacturing sector saw an improvement in conditions in September as new orders and employment levels both registered growth.

Business • 01 Oct 12

Services sector sees another fall in activity

Activity in the services sector declined again last month for the third month in a row.

Business • 03 Aug 12

Manufacturing growth at 15 month high

Growth in the country's manufacturing sector hit a 15-month high in July, a new survey shows today.

Business • 01 Aug 12

Services activity slows slightly in June

Activity in the services sector decreased for the second month in a row in June as new business only recorded marginal growth.

Business • 04 Jul 12

Manufacturing growth hits 14 month high in June

The country's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest rate in over a year in June, a new survey shows today.

Business • 02 Jul 12

Investec completes deal to buy NCB

International specialist bank Investec has completed a deal to buy NCB stockbrokers after regulatory approval from the Central Bank.

Business • 12 Jun 12

Services sector sees first contraction in 4 months

Business activity in the country's services sector signalled contraction for the first time in four months in May.

Business • 06 Jun 12

Activity in manufacturing sector improves again

Activity in Irish manufacturing companies improved again in May as output saw a return to growth and the expansion in new business continued.

Business • 01 Jun 12

Manufacturing output sees first fall in 3 months

New figures show the pace of momentum in the manufacturing sector's recovery weakened in April as production fell for the first time in three months.

Business • 01 May 12

Manufacturing sector sees a return to growth

The Irish manufacturing sector managed to buck the European trend in March.

Business • 02 Apr 12

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