Ireland: SME opinion on the state of economy 2016-2018

This statistic shows the opinion of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland on the state of the economy from May 2016 to January 2018. From the respondents, in January 2018, 48 percent thought that the economy was in a positive state while 12 percent believed it to be in a negative state.

Monthly opinion of SMEs on the state of the economy in Ireland from May 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Jan '18	48%	40%	12%
Dec '17	42%	44%	14%
Nov '17	41%	41%	17%
Oct '17	40%	48%	12%
Sep '17	42%	44%	14%
Aug '17	46%	39%	15%
Jul '17	49%	38%	13%
Jun '17	39%	45%	15%
May '17	42%	43%	15%
Apr '17	41%	46%	12%
Mar '17	41%	47%	12%
Feb '17	39%	44%	17%
Jan '17	33%	50%	17%
Dec '16	31%	53%	16%
Nov '16	36%	47%	18%
Oct '16	36%	44%	20%
Sep '16	33%	52%	14%
Aug '16	43%	43%	15%
Jul '16	37%	44%	19%
Jun '16	44%	43%	13%
May '16	39%	45%	16%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Ireland

Survey time period

May 2016 to January 2018

Number of respondents

Various**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Source question: How would you evaluate the current state of the economy overall?
** Survey sample group size varies:
May '16 = 536
Jun '16 = 518
Jul '16 = 360
Aug '16 = 296
Sep '16 = 437
Oct '16 = 326
Nov '16 = 392
Dec '17 = 314
Jan '17 = 442
Feb '17 = 270
Mar '17 = 360
Apr '17 = 376
May '17 = 298
Jun '17 = 357
Jul '17 = 369
Aug '17 = 337
Sep '17 = 422
Oct '17 = 285
Nov '17 = 568
Dec '17 = 301
Jan '18 = 382.