Families’ Communion spend falls 4% to €713

Parents spent an average of €713 on their child’s First Holy Communion this year, while children received an average of €521 in spending money.

The study carried out by Ulster Bank found that although the spend was very high, it was still a 4% decrease on the €744 average spend on Communions in 2012.

The breakdown of spending on Communions was as follows: