Irish manufacturing outpaces services as global demand shifts

Ireland’s service sector is losing steam, posting its slowest growth since January, while manufacturing has surged to its fastest pace in over three years. Services are feeling the pinch of weaker international demand, particularly from the US and Europe, amid ongoing trade tensions. Meanwhile, manufacturing is regaining strength, overtaking services for the second time since the pandemic. This divergence signals a rebalancing of Ireland’s economic engines and suggests that manufacturing-led firms may hold stronger ground as global markets remain unsettled.

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