International

Key points: Housing activity down for first time in nine months New orders continue to rise, albeit at softer pace Sustained job creation and growth of […]

Key findings: Sharper falls in activity and new orders Strongest rise in cost burdens since December 2023 Business confidence turns positive for first time in over […]

Key Findings: Construction falls sharply and in broad-based manner Residential sub-sector endures steepest decline once again Year-ahead expectations worsen further, with activity predicted to fall According […]

Key Findings: Activity rises at faster rate as new business growth picks up Employment levels up at strongest rate in 2025 so far Purchasing activity falls […]

Key findings: Total Activity Index ticks down from April’s 26-month high to 44.4 Business outlook brightest since early 2022 Cost inflation climbs to 27-month high Germany’s […]

Key points: Broad-based improvement in construction activity Second successive rise in employment Cost inflation remains sharp Construction activity in Ireland continued to increase as the second […]

Key findings: New orders decrease at slowest rate in three years Strongest input price inflation since January 2024 Firms remain pessimistic regarding 12-month outlook The latest […]

Key Findings: Broad-based decline in activity seen again in April New orders fall at sharper pace and employment shrinks Business expectations remain pessimistic The latest HCOB […]

Key Findings: Activity and new orders broadly unchanged in April Strongest rise in employment of 2025 so far, albeit only modest Below-average confidence in the future […]

Key findings: Total Activity Index climbs to 26-month high of 45.1 Demand shows tentative signs of stabilising as decline in new orders slows Expectations tick down […]