Business and consumer confidence dips as hospitality reopens

A mood of cautious optimism as households, firms and the economy navigate their way back to some semblance of normality

A waitress serves a table Hugo's restaurant on Merrion Row in Dublin, where they will reopen for indoor dining on Thursday. File picture. 

The mood of cautious optimism amongst businesses and consumers as the hospitality sector reopens for indoor dining and drinking today is borne out in the latest survey results.

The Bank of Ireland 'economic pulse' index fell slightly in July with consumer confidence dipping. The index combines the results of the business and consumer surveys in a range of sectors.