(Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world. Grocery spend on this day alone 20 pc higher than the average spend during Christmas week last year. Consumers spent on average €76 per grocery store transaction on this day, 60 pc higher than the previous Thursday, when the average transaction average was €48. St Patrick’s Day recording a 47 pc drop in average spending, the lowest of any day since the crisis started. The data also revealed over 65s have recorded the biggest drop in spending, with spending down 27 pc among this age group.

Source: Irish Independent May 01, 2020 07:49 UTC