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October 8, 2025
The quarterly Business Index captures net sales revenue from participating member retailers and merchants. Participating members receive a more detailed breakdown including year-on-year comparison; month-on-month comparison, and index comparisons by region, area, number of employees and by category.
The Hardware Association Ireland Business Index is kindly sponsored by Wavin Ireland
About The HAI Business Index
Key Objectives
– To establish an ongoing guide to revenue performance for HAI member firms
– To deliver a total index figure on changes to the total value of the market on a quarterly and annual basis
Year-on-Year Comparisons
The year-on-year increase in Q2 varies across member groups, being most evident among rural members.
The year to date growth for 2025 is at 5%.
Business Index Annual Review 2023-2025
Total Market (All Categories) Month on month comparisons*
Seasonality (2025 in blue, 2024 in red, 2023 in green)
Base: All Branches
The Business Index is collecting and analysing data at category level. If members would like to contribute and benefit from category data please contact Martin at 087 2226532.
