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"Ireland Business Forecast Report Q2 2014" Published

Fast Market Research recommends "Ireland Business Forecast Report Q2 2014" from Business Monitor International, now available

 

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/19/2014 -- We expect Ireland's economic recovery to finally begin gathering momentum in 2014, with above-consensus growth of 2.1% pencilled in for the year.

Although Ireland's sizeable export industry will continue driving growth, our core view is for consumption to start playing a bigger role in the recovery, as we believe unemployment and house prices have bottomed, wages are recovering, and confidence is returning to the private sector.

Fixed investment, which collapsed in the aftermath of the property crash, looks set to enjoy a modest recovery, as the construction sector is buoyed by rising prices and confidence in the property sector.

Although Ireland has successfully exited its EUR85bn bailout with the EU/IMF, we expect the Fine Gael/Labour coalition to remain broadly committed to fiscal consolidation, with both parties having staked a large part of their reputation on stabilising the country's finances.

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Despite Ireland's improving economic outlook, we do not expect support for the coalition to recover significantly over the coming quarters, with Irish citizens likely to continue feeling the pain as household incomes remain well-below pre-crisis levels for some time to come.

Major Forecast Changes

We have revised our forecast for real GDP growth to come in at 2.4% in 2015, from 2.2% previously, with improving high-frequency data and leading indicators leading us to expect the recovery in consumption to gather more traction over the next few quarters.

Key Risks To Outlook

A key risk to our outlook is for a slower recovery in Ireland's main trading partners in 2014, particularly in Europe. We would be tempted to downgrade our real GDP forecasts for Ireland if leading indicators point towards subdued external demand in H114, as lower exports would narrow the trade surplus and feed through into a slower recovery in private consumption.

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