Irish shoppers seventh in world

Conor Keane, Business Correspondent

The Deloitte 2005 survey shows that the Irish retail market has emerged strongly from a global Deloitte report, with per capita sales in 2003 ranking it seventh in the world, just ahead of Britain.

Ireland had per capita sales of E4,707 compared to the leading country Japan E7,133 and the US E6,546. Britain had per capita sales of E4,550.