UK car imports to overtake new car sales this year, study shows
Industry group Simi suggests changing car market will impact on employment and investment in the sector
Sparks fly for electrical sales ahead of home renovation deadline
Incentive scheme is driving growth in spending, report finds
Consumer confidence driving spending increases across sectors
Aftermath of Brexit not dimming confidence, claims Smurfit business school monitor
Latest consumer spending figures indicate a loosening of the purse strings
Confidence has already surpassed its 2007 peak and sentiment remains higher in Ireland than in either the UK or Europe
Big-spending consumers are driving ‘miraculous’ recovery
Sales of cars, houses and furniture have increased in 2015, says Consumer Market Monitor
Surge in consumer spending reported as recovery takes hold
Spending hits levels not seen since height of boom
Consumer confidence higher than in boom years
Survey shows consumer spending contributed to economic growth for first time since crash of 2008
Soaring levels of consumer confidence boost spending
VAT receipts for the year to the end of October are 8.2 per cent ahead of last year
Former Unilever CEO to chair Smurfit School board
A UCD graduate, Niall FitzGerald replaces Paul Haran who held the chair since 2005
Consumer confidence slips after hitting seven-year high
The figure dipped in the first six months of the year, according to the Consumer Market Monitor
Consumer confidence ‘exceptionally high’
Survey says positive employment news and strong retail sales boosing confidence
After the bailout: the chastened consumer
In the last days of the boom we spent like kings. The bailout years have taught us to scrimp like paupers. Will waving goodbye to the troika give us back our confidence?
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