Updated / Wednesday, 7 Apr 2021
07:02
The strongest rate of expansion was in financial services, followed by business services and technology, media and telecoms respectively
There was a rise in activity in the services sector last month, according to the latest AIB Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).
The survey suggests that the rise was driven by renewed growth in new business and exports.
Employment was up for only the second tine since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, while confidence was at the highest since mid-2018 as firms expected an economic revival as the vaccination roll out continues.
However, the survey shows that cost pressures intensified further in March.