Irish retail sales post first annual decline in nine months in December

January 28, 2026 6:39 AM EST

A man walks out of a general supply shop, in Dublin, Ireland March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

DUBLIN, ⁠Jan ⁠28 (Reuters) - ‍Irish retail sales ‍volumes fell 0.1% ​year-on-year in ​December, the first annual decline in nine months ​and a dramatic ​drop from revised annual ‌growth of 2.1% the previous ​month, Central ⁠Statistics Office data ‌showed on Wednesday.

Retail sales ‌were 0.4% lower ‌in December than November, and 0.8% ‍lower if motor traders are ⁠excluded.

(Writing by Conor Humphries; Editing by Padraic Halpin)



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