# Car sales push Irish retail sales sharply higher again
Published: 2023-05-29
Category: Headlines
Category URL: https://wealthtribune.com/category/headlines/
Meta Title: Irish Retail Sales Soar 7.5% Due to Surge in Car Sales
Meta Description: Irish retail sales saw a 7.5% year-on-year jump, driven by a rise in car sales. Excluding motor trades, sales still rose by 0.5% month-on-month.
URL: https://wealthtribune.com/car-sales-push-irish-retail-sales-sharply-higher-again/

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## Car sales push Irish retail sales sharply higher again   DUBLIN (Reuters) – Annual Irish retail sales volumes rose sharply again last month due to another surge in car sales, jumping 7.5% year-on-year, Central Statistics Office data showed on Monday.    When a 23.5% year-on-year increase in motor trades was excluded, retail sales rose by 0.5% month-on-month compared with a headline monthly increase of 2.8% and were 0.4% lower than April 2022.        (Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Alison Williams)


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