A NUMBER of key Irish indicators, including Live Register figures and retails sales, are published this week, which should provide a clearer picture of the state of the economy. The European Central Bank is also due to make an announcement on interest rates later in the week.
Kerry Group, Irish Life & Permanent and Irish Continental Group are among the leading Irish companies reporting results this week.
MONDAY
Results: Irish Continental Group (interim results); SWS Group.
Meeting: Boundary Capital agm.
Indicators: EU business and consumer survey; euro zone economic sentiment/business climate (Aug); US personal income (Jul); EU flash estimate of harmonised index of consumer prices for Spain.
Other: UK bank holiday.
TUESDAY
Results: Kerry Group (interim results); Irish Life Permanent (interim results); IFG Group (interim results): UTV Media (interim results); Bank of Nova Scotia; Carrefour; Hermes International; Grafton Group (interims).
Indicators: Household credit growth (Jul); euro zone flash harmonised index of consumer prices (Aug); euro zone unemployment (Jun); Central Statistics Office road freight transport survey 2009; UK consumer confidence (Aug); UK mortgage applications; US house prices (Jun) and consumer confidence (Aug).
Other: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen to launch business initiative for Dublin's villages (Dublin).
WEDNESDAY
Results: Trintech (Q2); Fyffes; HJ Heinz; Vivendi.
Meeting: Irish Academy of Management annual conference, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork.
Indicators: The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland publishes money and banking statistics on private sector credit; Live Register (Aug); retail sales (Jun); UK manufacturing PMI (Aug); euro zone manufacturing PMI (Aug); US employment (Aug); US construction spending (Jul); US manufacturing (Aug); US vehicle sales (Aug).
Other: Opening of the Convention Centre, Dublin; Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Mary Hanafin to launch Dublin Tourism campaign (Dublin).
THURSDAY
Results: Total Produce (interim results); Pernod Ricard; Del Monte; Laura Ashley.
Indicators: Exchequer balance (Aug); UK nationwide house prices (Aug); euro zone GDP (Q2); euro zone PPI (Jul); US jobless claims; US productivity/labour costs (Q2); US factory orders (Jul); US pending home sales (Jul).
Other: ECB to make interest rate announcement.
FRIDAY
Indicators: CSO census of industrial production 2008; UK services PMI (Aug); euro zone services PMI (Aug); euro zone retail sales (Jul); US non-farm payrolls (Aug); US services PMI (Aug).
