GDP grew by 7.8 per cent.
Personal spending on goods and services fell by 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year.
The impact of level 5 restrictions can be seen in the Quarterly National Accounts published by the CSO.
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While GDP grew by 7.8 per cent, when the profits of multinationals are excluded, economic activity declined by 1 per cent.
Chief Economist with KBC Bank, Austin Hughes, says over the course of the last twelve months, consumer spending has declined:
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Finance Minister Pascal Donohoe insists the decline in domestic demand in the first quarter of the year, is in line with expectations.
Austin Hughes says it's a tale of two economies
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