Irish retail sales fall 0.1 percent in November

FILE PHOTO: A concierge stands outside a shop that is having a summer sale in Dublin, Ireland July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne - Copyright CLODAGH KILCOYNE(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 08/01/2019 - 13:34•Updated 20/04/2024 - 03:11

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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish retail sales volumes slipped 0.1 percent in November to leave the annual growth rate at 3.6 percent, data from the Central Statistics Office showed on Tuesday.

Excluding volatile car sales, "core" retail sales volume increased by 0.2 percent compared to the previous month to stand 1.9 percent higher on the year.