Saorview boosts retail data

Increased television sales in the run-up to the digital switchover are likely to have pushed headline retail sales up further during October, it was claimed yesterday.

The CSO is due to publish updated retail sales figures for October on Wednesday.

These, according to Alan McQuaid, economist with Merrion Capital, should show a monthly rise of 0.9%, and a year-on-year increase of 1.2%.