Boost for motor trade but bar sales remain in doldrums

Eamon Quinn The motor trades boosted sales in the last three months of 2019, giving a glimmer of hope to the hard-pressed industry, as bar sales remain in the doldrums, official figures suggest.

The motor trades boosted sales in the last three months of 2019, giving a glimmer of hope to the hard-pressed industry, as bar sales remain in the doldrums, official figures suggest.

The CSO figures show sales of the motor trades by volume rose 5.7% in the three months to the end of December from a year earlier.