Irish Retail Sales Jump 3% Year-On-Year in January
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Posted on February 27, 2026
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Posted on February 27, 2026
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Ireland’s retail sales volumes rose 1.5% in January 2026 from December and were up 3.0% year-on-year, the fastest annual rise in four months. Excluding motor trades, volumes fell 0.4% m/m but increased 2.1% y/y, pointing to strength driven outside car sales. ([cso.ie](www.cso.ie/en/releasesa
DUBLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ireland's retail sales rose by 1.5% in January from the previous month and were 3% higher than a year earlier, rising at the quickest year-on-year pace in four months, provisional data showed on Friday.
Excluding motor trades, sales volumes slipped 0.4% on the month and rose 2.1% year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office said.
(Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
Retail sales rose 1.5% in January from the previous month.
Retail sales were 3% higher than a year earlier.
Excluding motor trades, sales volumes slipped 0.4% month-on-month and rose 2.1% year-on-year.
The figures were reported by Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO).
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