Irish Examiner View: Budgeting a worthwhile exercise for families

CSO's Household Buget Survey will examine the nation's spending habits

The CSO is to ask selected households to track how much they spend across a period of 14 days as it examines the nation’s spending habits. 

Opinion may vary on whether the cost-of-living crisis of recent months has peaked, receded, or just continues to burden us, but the Central Statistics Office is keen to collect data on that very topic.

This week we learned that the CSO is to ask selected households to track how much they spend across a period of 14 days as it examines the nation’s spending habits.