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Irish consumer sentiment edges higher as mood remains 'anxious'
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 26, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 26, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Irish consumer sentiment slightly improved in September, remaining close to a two-year low, amid ongoing economic anxiety.
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Irish consumer sentiment ticked up slightly in September to remain close to a two-year low for the fifth successive month, suggesting the mood of the public remained "anxious rather than awful", the survey's authors said on Friday.
The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Survey edged up to 61.7 from 61.1 in August. The reading has barely moved from April's two-year low of 58.7 and is far lower than the long-term survey average of 83.8.
The drop in April was attributed to the prospect of U.S. tariffs on the European Union and the authors said the limited change since points to tariffs not yet translating into materially different economic conditions.
Ireland's economy as measured by modified domestic demand (MDD) - officials' preferred metric - has grown solidly in recent years and often defied more cautious sentiment.
MDD was 3.8% higher year-on-year for the first half of 2025 thanks to strong personal consumption, government spending and investment.
Ireland's central bank last week revised up its forecast for MDD growth for 2025 to 2.9% from 2.0%, partly due to the effective new tariff rates between the U.S. and EU being less severe than initially feared, and unlikely to prompt a material loss of any existing foreign investment in Ireland.
(Reporting by Padraic HalpinEditing by Ros Russell)
Consumer sentiment refers to the overall attitude of consumers towards the economy and their personal financial situation, often measured through surveys.
Economic indicators are statistics that provide information about the economic performance of a country, such as GDP, unemployment rates, and inflation.
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