Retail sales up for first time since recession

[alonso]

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The latest official figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that in February sales were up 3% compared to the same month last year

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A number of sectors show year on year volume increases with the most significant
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[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Department Stores up 10.9%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Pharmaceuticals Medical & Cosmetic Articles up 1.2%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Clothing, Footwear & Textiles up 1.8%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Electrical Goods up 3.5%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][FONT=TimesNewRoman][SIZE=2][FONT=TimesNewRoman][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Other Retail Sales up 2.8%[/FONT]

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[inthemire]

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A number of sectors show year on year volume increases with the most significant
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[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Department Stores up 10.9%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Pharmaceuticals Medical & Cosmetic Articles up 1.2%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Clothing, Footwear & Textiles up 1.8%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Electrical Goods up 3.5%[/FONT]

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[/SIZE][/SIZE][FONT=TimesNewRoman][SIZE=2][FONT=TimesNewRoman][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman]Other Retail Sales up 2.8%[/FONT]

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Emigration Checklist

Must buy luggage = Dept Store
need Travel size toiletries and anti air sickness tablets = Pharmaceutical products
Will it be cold in Alaska - i'll buy a fleece and new Uggs = Clothing /Footwear
7 hour flight - i'll buy an ipod nano = Electrical goods
And a book = other retail sales.

yes indeed, sales are booming.... - was trying to be humourous, but some peoples bypasses are more than cardiac...

[Wakeupcall]

I have bought more since the recession began actually... No fear, but perhaps stupidity, who knows!

[Asparagus]

I have bought more since the recession began actually... No fear, but perhaps stupidity, who knows!

Retail Therapy, Baby!!!

[toughbutfair]

You'll be shot down soon enough for mentioning any of the positive data out there.

[alonso]

Emigration Checklist

Must buy luggage = Dept Store
need Travel size toiletries and anti air sickness tablets = Pharmaceutical products
Will it be cold in Alaska - i'll buy a fleece and new Uggs = Clothing /Footwear
7 hour flight - i'll buy an ipod nano = Electrical goods
And a book = other retail sales.

yes indeed, sales are booming....

Most would've inherited luggage and a SONY Walkman from the 1980's emigrants!!!

[Sync]

It's a small bit of good news in a week of small bits of good news (including new job announcements) that would lend support to the theory that we'll be out of recession this year. Hopefully this continues. It's hard to argue that we're not recovering faster than Greece or Iceland.

[phoenixpark]

Emigration Checklist

Must buy luggage = Dept Store
need Travel size toiletries and anti air sickness tablets = Pharmaceutical products
Will it be cold in Alaska - i'll buy a fleece and new Uggs = Clothing /Footwear
7 hour flight - i'll buy an ipod nano = Electrical goods
And a book = other retail sales.

yes indeed, sales are booming....

or how about things are just picking up? I'm a landlord and my tenants recently moved out. I put up the rent and had no problem finding tenants for my property at the increased rent. In fact, I had my pick of tenants.

[Asparagus]

You'll be shot down soon enough for mentioning any of the positive data out there.

"talking up the economy is a lost opportunity. In fact I don't know how people who engage in that don't commit suicide."
As bertie might say if he were in opposition now..

Seriously though its all fecked and the green shoots are cactii!

[Sync]

or how about things are just picking up? I'm a landlord and my tenants recently moved out. I put up the rent and had no problem finding tenants for my property at the increased rent. In fact, I had my pick of tenants.

I'm the same actually, I've a place in one of the cities hardest hit by the recession and recently rented it out for 20% more than last year (having admittedly dropped it by 10% for that year). The rental market was never really that devastated from my own experience, it was just people trying to sell that got hammered.