# spending - Thursday 10 May, 2012
# Inflation
# Inflation
Central Statistics Office figures show consumer prices increased by 1.9 per cent in the year to the end of April.
# spending - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
# Consumers
# Consumers
KBC/ESRI consumer sentiment index rose slightly in April for the fourth month in a row.
# spending - Monday 16 April, 2012
# spending - Monday 2 April, 2012
# Groceries
# Groceries
The grocery sector declined by 0.5 per cent last year due to falling inflation.
# spending - Wednesday 28 March, 2012
# Retail
# Retail
Overall, the volume of retails sales dropped 0.3 per cent in February.
# spending - Thursday 22 March, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
First we blame our leaders for going one way, then the opposite. We need a grown-up discussion about where Ireland is headed, writes Aaron McKenna.
# spending - Saturday 17 March, 2012
# In Numbers
# In Numbers
Plus: An all-time record for Irish exports, and how many of the government’s 109 TDs were in the Dáíl on Wednesday night…
# spending - Saturday 10 March, 2012
# Open Thread
# Open Thread
Is our culture suffering from an epidemic of consumerism? What should we do to make sure we’re shopping sensibly? Let us know here…
# spending - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
Yes, we’ve got a deficit to deal with – but making ordinary consumers pay is hurting the wider economy as well as our wallets, writes Aaron McKenna.
# spending - Saturday 25 February, 2012
# Spending
# Spending
Some of the more interesting items found in Brendan Howlin’s financial report cards.
# spending - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
# Spending
# Spending
However the Taoiseach has said that the costs have decreased dramatically in recent years.
# spending - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
# Recession
# Recession
A household survey from Q2 of last year showed that 79 per cent of households had cut back on their spending.
# spending - Friday 3 February, 2012
# Deals
# Deals
Consumers’ attitude to online deals appears overwhelmingly positive, with almost 9 in 10 of customers saying they would return to purchase from a site they had previously used.
# spending - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
# Consumers
# Consumers
The latest consumer sentiment index indicates that heightened concerns over the eurozone last month have eased somewhat.
# spending - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
# Spending
# Spending
Irish people spent €13 billion on Visa cards last year, while the number of transactions on Visa cards grew by 76 per cent.
# spending - Wednesday 4 January, 2012
# Efficient
# Efficient
Around 700 people have already paid the charge, which came into effect on 1 January, according to the Household Charge Project Board.
# spending - Wednesday 14 December, 2011
# Arab Spring
# Arab Spring
The British travel company says uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt deterred tourists this year, and it will close 200 stores over the next two years.
# spending - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
# Life After Budget
# Life After Budget
Over the weekend we asked you for your best tips on saving money over the coming year. Here’s a round-up of your top tips…
# spending - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
# Budget 2012
# Budget 2012
The new Household Charge is one of the most controversial proposals in the Budget – but who exactly is going to have to pay the new €100 charge?
# Opinion
# Opinion
Social welfare spending has to be cut in order to balance the budget – but we can still protect the most vulnerable, says Joan Burton, Minister for Social Protection.
# spending - Friday 2 December, 2011
# Exchequer Returns
# Exchequer Returns
The latest exchequer figures are in – and it’s worse than expected.
# Open Thread
# Open Thread
Ireland must find savings of €3.8billion next week. How would you do it?
# spending - Tuesday 29 November, 2011
# Wages
# Wages
An independent poll shows most people support the focus on spending cuts rather than tax increases.
# spending - Monday 28 November, 2011
# Your Say
# Your Say
With a motor tax increase promised for a wide swathe of vehicle owners in the upcoming Budget 2012, how would that affect all you drivers out there?
# spending - Friday 25 November, 2011
# Buy Buy Buy
From The Daily Edge
# Buy Buy Buy
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year in America – but check out the extreme lengths people go to to make sure they get a bargain.
# spending - Tuesday 22 November, 2011
# Budget 2012
# Budget 2012
Ministers are due to meet this morning for final discussions on next month’s Budget, with welfare expected to be on the chopping block.
# spending - Monday 21 November, 2011
# Your Say
# Your Say
A Credit Union survey says some households won’t finish paying off their Christmas bills until July. How will you cope with the season?
# Christmas
# Christmas
The average Irish child will receive €164 worth of presents from their parents, according to the Irish League of Credit Unions.
# spending - Friday 21 October, 2011
# Tourism
# Tourism
Meanwhile, Irish residents made fewer trips abroad this summer.
# spending - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
# Footfall
# Footfall
Latest footfall figures show a marginal increase in visits to Irish businesses as people sought shelter from bad August weather in shopping centres.
# spending - Thursday 6 October, 2011
# Purse Power
# Purse Power
A seminar focusing on Ireland’s female consumer – what she thinks and, more importantly, what she buys – is underway in Dublin.
# spending - Saturday 17 September, 2011
# What If
# What If
TheJournal.ie reporters have been quizzing those in the know to describe the potential fallout of a Greek debt default on Ireland’s economic, social and political scene…
# spending - Friday 9 September, 2011
# Vox Pop
From The Daily Edge
# Vox Pop
A chocolate bar, according to a good portion of the people interviewed in this video vox pop…
# spending - Tuesday 6 September, 2011
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
In today’s Fix: Emergency Department nurses in Limerick vote in favour of industrial action; former Chief of General Staff of the Yugoslav army is jailed for war crimes; and we are left in no doubt about Madonna’s taste in blooms…
# Doom And Gloom
# Doom And Gloom
The KBC/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index is virtually unchanged, but shows a worrying emerging trend in the medium term.
# spending - Monday 5 September, 2011
# Spending
# Spending
Figures from Visa show that European consumers increased spending by 2.5 per cent in Q2… but that bailed out states were down.
# spending - Tuesday 9 August, 2011
# Savings
# Savings
The Nationwide/ESRI savings index shows a significant increase in the amount of cash that worried consumers are keeping aside.
# spending - Monday 25 July, 2011
# Welfare
# Welfare
The Taoiseach also warned of further spending cuts, saying we can “no longer afford” certain services.
# spending - Thursday 14 July, 2011
# HSE
# HSE
The HSE spent almost €2 million staff taxis alone between 2008 and 2010 – but has defended this, saying this was a “cost-effective solution”.
# spending - Wednesday 29 June, 2011
# Spending
# Spending
The volume of retail sales fell by over 5 per cent in May 2011 once you exclude figures for the motor trade.
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