According to the Retail Sales Index October 2022 (Provisional) and September 2022 (Final) report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the volume of sales in bars increased year on year in October 2022.
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The report, which was published on CSO.ie, states that there was a 3.0% annual increase in the volume of sales in bars in October 2022, as well as an 8.9% monthly increase, while the volume of bar sales was 7.5% lower than the volume of sales recorded for pre-pandemic February 2020.
Food, Beverage And Tobacco (Specialised Store) Sales
Meanwhile, there was an 8.9% annual decrease in the volume of food, beverage and tobacco (specialised store) sales in October 2022, but also a 1.5% monthly increase in the volume of food, beverage and tobacco (specialised store) sales in the tenth month of this year, according to the CSO’s data.