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
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 Comparison
The year-on-year change for the sector as a whole in Q3 is 0% with a YTD increase of 2%
The category review exhibits a typical pattern for Q.3: rises for Building Materials, Heating & Plumbing and DIY; and declines for Paint & Décor and Gardens & Outdoors.
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.