Amid current global trade uncertainty economy watchers have been parsing the incoming data for signs of a slowdown.
Little Ireland may be playing an outsized role in the EU trade stats with domestic data showing Irish exports to the US rose by an enormous 210% year on year in February.
One of the new areas of the notable weaknesses has been in the Irish consumer statement which the credit union surveys falling sharply in March wiping out much of the steady recovery over the past year.
Turning into the week ahead there is a very busy data calendar in the US including updates on labour market inflation and GDP
Elsewhere in the US a number of important survey data results are due
