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January 2022
“Looking beneath the bonnet of the Regional Pulses, glimmers of hope were
evident in the January data.”
January 2022 Dr Loretta O’Sullivan,
Group Chief Economist, Bank of Ireland
The Bank of Ireland Regional Pulses KEY POINTS REGIONAL PULSES
bring together the views of Three Month Moving Averages
households and firms around the
country. The results for January 2022
(3 month moving average basis) show
that sentiment was down in Dublin • Regional Pulse Dublin Rest of Leinster Munster Connacht/Ulster
and Munster and broadly unchanged readings mixed in Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse
in the Rest of Leinster and January
Connacht/Ulster.
• Restrictions at play
While restrictions were at play, this 87.7 80.4 79.8 85.5
month’s survey also points to a
• But Omicron fears
cautious hope that the peak of the
Omicron wave of the virus was nigh receding
-3.3 on previous +0.2 on previous -1.7 on previous +0.2 on previous
and that public health measures index reading index reading index reading index reading
would be gradually relaxed in the near
term. Reflecting this, households in all
regions were more upbeat about the
economic outlook, while firms in all
regions revised up their expectations
for business activity.
Rest of Leinster refers to Leinster excluding Dublin. Ulster only refers to
Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan.
January 2022
GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION Past 12 Months HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL SITUATION Past 12 Months
4% 4% 2% 4% 5% 2% 3% 6%
15% 16% 17% 16% 19% 18% 16% 21%
16% 13% 14% 11% 52% 55% 55% 49%
36% 43% 35% 33% 16% 18% 18% 18%
26% 21% 30% 33% 8% 6% 7% 7%
-33% -31% -37% -37% -1% -4% -5% +1%
Change on Change on
-6 +11 +7 +5 -4 +4 +3 +6
previous reading previous reading
GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION Next 12 Months HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL SITUATION Next 12 Months
6% 4% 4% 6% 9% 7% 5% 7%
36% 32% 34% 32% 28% 20% 21% 26%
16% 23% 19% 14% 43% 51% 53% 47%
27% 24% 24% 30% 12% 16% 17% 13%
10% 15% 14% 16% 5% 3% 2% 6%
0% -7% -5% -9% +12% +6% +5% +8%
Change on +12 +10 Change on
+3 +6 -1 +3 +5 +10
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January 2022
House Price and Rents Expectations
DUBLIN REST OF LEINSTER MUNSTER CONNACHT/ULSTER
Next 12 Months Next 12 Months Next 12 Months Next 12 Months
> 5% 43% 35% > 5% 34% 32% > 5% 37% 28% > 5% 39% 29%
1% - 5% 36% 36% 1% - 5% 41% 37% 1% - 5% 41% 45% 1% - 5% 39% 40%
Stay more or Stay more or Stay more or Stay more or
14% 23% less the same 18% 25% 16% 23% 17% 26%
less the same less the same less the same
1% - 5% 1% 1% 1% - 5% 3% 1% 1% - 5% 2% 2% 1% - 5% 4% 2%
> 5% 1% 1% > 5% 2% 2% > 5% 2% 1% > 5% 0% 2%
Balance +59% +52% Balance +51% +47% Balance +54% +49% Balance +57% +47%
Change on -5 +2 Change on -4 -1 Change on -6 -3 Change on +4 -5
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January 2022
BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ACTIVITY JOBS JOBS
Past 3 Months Next 3 Months Past 3 Months Next 3 Months
Change on Change on Change on Change on
previous previous previous previous
Balance reading Balance reading
Balance reading Balance reading
Dublin +19% -8 Dublin +40% +21 Dublin +2% -1 Dublin +14% -3
Rest of Leinster +8% -13 Rest of Leinster +29% +18 Rest of Leinster +3% -1 Rest of Leinster +17% +5
Munster +14% +2 Munster +29% +16 Munster 0% -5 Munster +14% +6
Connacht/Ulster +10% +2 Connacht/Ulster +24% +22 Connacht/Ulster +3% -2 Connacht/Ulster +13% +6
THE ECONOMIC PULSE GATHERING THE DATA USING THE THE EU DIMENSION
INFORMATION
Bank of Ireland’s new economic Ipsos MRBI are undertaking the Bank of Ireland is partnering with
indicator for Ireland – the Economic fieldwork for the surveys on the European Commission on the
Business and consumer surveys surveys. The data collected feed
Pulse – is based on a series of behalf of Bank of Ireland. A best
provide essential information for into the Joint Harmonised EU
surveys. Each month households and practice approach to data
economic surveillance, short- Programme of Business and
firms are asked for their views on a collection and methodology has
term forecasting and research. Consumer Surveys. This is a
wide range of topics including the been adopted within a
economy, their financial situation, harmonised EU framework. They are also useful for Europe-wide sentiment study
spending plans, house price policymakers, as well as helping which has been running since the
1000 households, 300 firms in 1960s. The data generated within
expectations, business activity and firms with business planning.
industry, 500 services firms, this framework are particularly
hiring intentions. Key business
350 retailers and 200 Survey data are a key useful for monitoring economic
sectors such as industry, services,
construction firms participate in complement to official statistics, developments at EU and Euro area
retail and construction are covered,
the surveys each month. with high frequency and level and also allow the situation
as well as regions. The information
timeliness among their main in Ireland to be compared with
gathered is combined into high level
qualities. that of other Member States.
indices, with responses to individual
questions also provided along with
analysis and insights.
Contact us at Dr Loretta O’Sullivan, Conn Creedon, Patrick Mullane, Mark Leech,
EconomicPulse@boi.com Group Chief Economist, Senior Economist, Senior Economist, Media Relations Manager,
+353 1 250 8900 ext. 44267 ext. 35134 ext. 44269 +353 87 905 3679
Note: Balances are calculated as the difference between positive and negative responses (using weighted averages for questions with multiple options).
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