High street spending in Ireland was up 7.3 per centcompared with last year, according to Visa Aidan Crawley/Getty ImagesIrish consumer spending surged ahead last month on the back of buoyant economic conditions and improving consumer confidence, according to a new report. Household expenditure was 5.3 per cent higher last month than it had been a year previously, with consumers’ high street spending up 7.3 per cent in annual terms. Figures released by Visa showed an increase in expenditure across all sectors in Ireland in January. The pace of growth also picked up from a 4.9 per cent rise in December. “This is reflective of the continuing fall in unemployment and buoyant consumer confidence in the…

Source: The Times February 13, 2018 00:00 UTC