Rise in consumer spend continues

Irish consumer spending continues to rise steadily with shoppers splashing out most on shoes and clothes last month.

With tomorrow’s budget expected to cut taxes and boost consumer spending power further, Visa Europe’s latest Irish Consumer Spending Index shows that consumer expenditure here rose by 5.4% in September, compared to the same period in 2014.

It represented the 13th month of sustained growth since the index began in September 2014.