Car sales drive almost all retail growth in March

Online sales from Irish-registered companies accounted for 5.6% of all sales during the month

Retail sales volume increased by just 0.6% compared to March 2022 when the motor trade was excluded. 

Car sales drove almost all retail sales growth in March with volumes across all markets seeing an increase of 8.6% compared to last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

The motor trade saw the biggest growth in annual sale volumes increasing by 30.7%.