Business Confidence in Ireland increased to 42% in the fourth quarter of 2013 from 28% in the third quarter of 2013. Business Confidence in Ireland is reported by the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association. Business Confidence in Ireland averaged 0.67 from 2011 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 42 in the fourth quarter of 2013 and a record low of -24 in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association business trends survey measures the level of optimism that people who run small and medium companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Business confidence surveys can provide useful signs about the current condition of the economy, because companies often have information about consumer demand sooner than government statisticians do. This page provides - Ireland Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.