Personal Spending On Goods & Services Down 5.1%.

Friday, 4 June 2021 15:37

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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— Central Statistics Office Ireland (@CSOIreland) June 4, 2021

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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