In the first Economic Trends survey of 2023, Cork Chamber asked members about their experience of the most recent business quarter, Q1 2023 (January, February, March) along with the ongoing business impact of high energy costs and skills gaps. This Economic Trends Q1 2023 captures a snapshot of business experiences and of the overall operating landscape at the start of 2023 in a period which saw ongoing challenges as energy costs and uncertainty in the global economy remained high.