Positive growth for members in Q1 2019

Member firms showed an average 13% increase year on year for Q1. A year on year rise for Q1 is apparent for all member groups, peaking in Munster.

The monthly moving average for Q1 is 112%; primarily a function of the expected rise in sector revenue in January. The Q1 monthly moving average is positive across all member groups, albeit with some variation, peaking in Dublin and urban areas.

21% of member firms offer agricultural supplies (all located outside Dublin)- rising to 48% of rural members.

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