Progress report: Growth is good, jobs are better

SIGNS we are on a sustainable economic growth path was confirmed by Enterprise Ireland yesterday when it revealed exports by Irish-owned companies increased by 10% last year, reaching a record high value of €18.6bn, up from €13.9bn in 2010.

The UK accounted for €6.8bn of this, while customers in the US and Canada bought €2.3bn worth of Irish goods.

The biggest percentage growth was recorded by the software sector, which means that, in an expanding global sector, we are punching far above our weight.