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Supply Chain Woes Stunt UK Manufacturing Growth In August: PMI

British factory output grew in August at the weakest rate for six months as supply chain problems weighed on manufacturers' recovery from the COVID-19 pand...

Lockdown Decimates UK Retail, Borrowing Surge Slows

British retail sales tumbled in January as shops went back into lockdown, official data showed, but lower-than-expected public borrowing gave at...

UK Consumer Gloom Eases: IHS Markit

British households' view of their financial situation improved modestly in July to just above its long-run average, after hitting an eight-and-a-half year...

Irish Consumer Spending 'Broadly Flat' In January

Consumer spending was broadly flat in January, following a marginal expansion at the end of 2019, research shows. Visa’s Irish Consumer Spending I...

Irish Consumer Spending Shows Modest Increase In December

Irish consumer spending showed a modest 0.9% increase in December, the sharpest incline since last April. According to the recently published Visa&rsquo...

November Sees Third Successive Decrease In Irish Consumer Spending

Irish consumer spending has fallen for the third month in a row in November, research shows. Last month spending decreased by 1.9% year-on-year, the red...

UK Economy Headed For Recession After Services Shrink Unexpectedly: PMI

Britain's economy appears to have tipped into recession as firms brace for the risk of a disruptive Brexit in just a few weeks' time, according to a survey...

Marginal Rise In Face-to-Face Spending In August Ends Sequence Of Decline

Face-to-Face expenditure showed a slight increase last month, which has ended a four-month sequence of decline. Spending on the high street was up +0.3%...