Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance

7:10 pm

Mr. Shane Enright:

I do not have the figures in front of me, but I think that the year-on-year trends in August were as a result of declines in bar sales. White goods did not perform particularly well, but there have been increased sales in furniture, lighting and building-related products over the summer months. Food, alcohol and tobacco were down too, which perhaps reflects some of last year's budget measures.