House Prices Sliding: The rate of house price decline has eased but tougher borrowing terms will likely mean the slump will continue Average earnings increased by over 5% through 2007 but Bank of Ireland expects more modest growth this year Nervous Consumers: Consumer sentiment fell in February following a string of job losses and many consumers now expect the economy to weaken in 2008, No More Celtic Tiger: Economic growth in 2008 is likely to be about half that in 2007 as the construction slowdown bites, but inflation should come under control Economic growth will slow in 2008, mainly due to fewer houses being built. But the provisions of Budget 2008 should ensure that business activity across most sectors will remain strong Consensus On Slower Growth - The decline in house building activity will slash annual GNP growth in the first half of 2008 but H2 should be better Thumbs Up From PMI Service Firms: Business services companies are still confident, despite a reported four-year low in business activity through September; Also other indicators and currency outlook Manufacturing In Growth Mode: Factory output was robust over the summer and the services sector is still performing well too; Labour Market; Services Sector; Trade; Consumer Sector; Inflation; House Market; Other indicators Economists are rapidly revising downwards their forecasts for house completions through 2007; Plus a look at commercial property, public finances, services sector, labour market, inflation, consumer sector and industrial production Proof That FF Bought Election: Government spending through H1 increased by 20% year on year, making tax cuts in Budget 2008 unlikely; plus other indicators and Investec Currency Outlook Jobs Growth Grinds To Halt: The expansion in the number of jobs in the economy is over but there are still reasons to be cheerful; Currency outlook; Business activity and output prices; plus other indicators Middle-class consumers are awash with SSIA cash but they're holding fire due to concerns of an economic slowdown; Manufacturing output improves; Currency Outlook Food Exports Show Growth: Ireland Inc is still delivering a healthy trade balance but the surge in imports is exceeding export growth; Data Confirms Bumper Economy; plus other indicators and Investec currency outlook The strength of economies across Europe is making it more likely that the ECB will keep raising rates beyond 4%; Plus Consumer Spending On Upward Trend and other indicators Services Drive GDP Growth Income earned on Irish investments abroad is now rising at a faster pace than multinational profits in Ireland; Plus, Inflation Averages 4% Through 2006, and Currency Outlook It looks like another year of 5% growth for the Irish economy through 2007, with finance minister Brian Cowen's Budget 2007 designed to prop up the flagging property market Consumers turn cautious over Christmas; European recovery boosts Irish industry; Inflation dip hides services increase; Currency outlook; and other indicators Economic boom hits speed bump: the pace of growth in Gross Domestic Product is still healthy, but slowing down; plus currency outlook