Irish service sector experienced its fastest growth in 8 months in March with a PMI score of 56.6.

The Irish service sector saw its fastest pace of growth in eight months in March, according to the AIB Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), with a score of 56.6, up from 54.4 in February. All four subsectors, including financial services, business services, transport, tourism & leisure, and technology, media & telecoms, recorded higher activity in March. The broad-based growth indicates improving business conditions in the first quarter of 2024.