According to the Retail Sales Index December 2022 (Provisional) and November 2022 (Final) reports from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the volume of sales in bars increased, year on year, in December 2022.
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The report, which was published on CSO.ie, states that there was a 54.6% annual increase in the volume of sales in bars in December 2022, but a 0.5% monthly decrease, while the volume of bar sales was 12.5% lower than the volume of sales recorded for pre-pandemic February 2020.
Food, Beverage And Tobacco (Specialised Store) Sales
Meanwhile, there was a 13.0% annual decrease in the volume of food, beverage and tobacco (specialised store) sales in December 2022, and also a 3.5% monthly decrease in the volume of food, beverage and tobacco (specialised store) sales in the 12th month of last year, while the volume of food, beverage and tobacco (specialised store) sales was 5.1% higher than the volume of sales recorded for pre-pandemic February 2020, according to the CSO’s data.
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