Northern Ireland new orders grow at fastest pace since March, Ulster Bank survey shows
Bitget2026/10/14 13:48- Northern Ireland’s private-sector activity expanded for a third consecutive month in September, with growth second-fastest in the UK behind London.
- The Business Activity Index fell to 53.0 from 55.5 in August, remaining above the 50.0 no-change threshold.
- New orders grew at the fastest pace since March, recording the strongest increase among the 12 monitored UK regions and nations.
- Job creation reached its fastest pace since March as backlogs rose at the sharpest rate in two years.
- Input cost inflation accelerated to a three-month high; selling price inflation eased, but both remained the UK’s highest.
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