Consumers watching their pockets as cost of living increases, data suggests

AIB customers spent the same amount in April as they did in March - but on two million fewer transactions

Online transactions were down 4% month on month

Consumers were watching their pockets last month to counter the rising cost of living, new data from AIB suggests.

Spending remained flat by the bank’s customers in April, only rising by less than 0.5% from the previous month.