1 / 14

Putting the workshop and importance of data in context

Putting the workshop and importance of data in context. Eoin Magennis InterTradeIreland. Introductory remarks…. Why the All-Island Freight Forum? Economic, organisational and regulatory contexts The past is a different country….

blaine
Download Presentation

Putting the workshop and importance of data in context

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Putting the workshop and importance of data in context Eoin Magennis InterTradeIreland

  2. Introductory remarks… • Why the All-Island Freight Forum? • Economic, organisational and regulatory contexts • The past is a different country…

  3. Sales slow to make a comeback with the second half of 2010 proving hazardous…

  4. Lag in any employment upturn… Weighted data Percentage point difference

  5. Higher levels of small firms more severely impacted by the downturn… Weighted data Severe adverse impact Moderate adverse impact No impact Positive impact Don’t know Base: unweighted /weighted OverallBase: 1029 / 1029 0% 50 or more employees Base: 110 / 28 0% 11 to 49 employees Base: 229 / 96 1% 10 or fewer employees Base: 690 / 905 0% %

  6. Which of the following best describes the current position of your business? Weighted data Survival at All costs Reducing/ contraction Stabilising Growing/ expansion Don’t know Winding down Base: unweighted /weighted OverallBase: 1029 / 1029 1% 50 or more Base: 110 / 28 0% 11 to 49 Base: 229/96 1% 10 or less Base: 690 / 905 1% %

  7. The same picture varies greatly by sectors… Increased Decreased Net difference Base: unweighted /weighted OverallBase: 1029/ 1029 -53% AgricultureBase: 55 / 57 -54% ManufacturingBase: 89 / 77 -31% ConstructionBase: 110 / 107 -87% Business servicesBase: 221 / 230 -43% Leisure, hotels, cateringBase: 161 / 165 -61% Retail, distributionBase: 272 / 278 -60% Other servicesBase: 121 / 114 -32% %

  8. Which of the following best describes the current position of your business? Weighted data Survival at All costs Reducing/ contraction Growing/ expansion Winding down Stabilising Don’t know Base: unweighted /weighted OverallBase: 1029 / 1029 1% AgricultureBase: 55 / 57 4% ManufacturingBase: 89 / 77 0% ConstructionBase: 110 / 107 0% Business servicesBase: 221 / 230 1% Leisure, hotels, cateringBase: 161 / 165 1% Retail, distributionBase: 272 / 278 1% Other servicesBase: 121 / 114 1% %

  9. Recovery in external trade in 2010 after several years of decline…

  10. Falling levels of cross-border trade after a decade of growth…

  11. Rise in the share of cross-border trade for construction-related goods and products to 2007…

  12. …and a different story in the years since to 2009…

  13. Challenges to business…

  14. Other challenges for the freight industry… • Restructuring of the industry • Costs and pricing • Regulatory environment – including carbon emissions • Congestion issues • Connectivity off the island

More Related