Manufacturing PMI edged slightly lower to 50.9 in October. The services PMI jumped to 56.7 in October, a ten-month high. Core retail sales rose by 0.8% in Q3. Housing commencements 12 month running dropped further to 23.5k in October. House price annual inflation inched up to +7.6% in September. HICP inflation rose to 2.8% in October, amid increases in education and food prices. Goods exports up by 60.8% YTD in September, led by a sharp increase in pharma exports (+66.2%) and 12 month rolling Exchequer surplus widened to €10.6bn in October.