# consumer-sentiment - Thursday 8 January, 2015
# Hey Big Spender
# Hey Big Spender
New figures today also show an increase of 6.4% in retail sales over the course of the year.
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 4 November, 2014
# Bad News
# Bad News
The 8-year high in consumer sentiment recorded in September didn’t last long.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 6 October, 2014
# On A High
# On A High
Customer sentiment is higher than it has been since January 2007.
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 16 September, 2014
# Mixed Feelings
# Mixed Feelings
Latest customer sentiment survey down last month after hitting a seven-year high in July.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 7 July, 2014
# Life In The Slow Lane
# Life In The Slow Lane
Irish consumers are still overwhelmingly negative about their personal finances, with many unconvinced of the impact of the economic recovery.
# consumer-sentiment - Sunday 29 June, 2014
# Consumer Sentiment
# Consumer Sentiment
However, a Red C/Sunday Business Post survey today also reveals that 41% a third are comfortable.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 9 June, 2014
# Ballot Box Blues
# Ballot Box Blues
KBC Bank’s consumer sentiment survey tumbled last month, with the election blamed for widespread bad humour.
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Reluctant
# Reluctant
The Your Dublin, Your Voice survey is the fifth of of its kind and set out to find how Dubliners are feeling about their current financial situation.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 7 April, 2014
# Not So Happy Customers
# Not So Happy Customers
The chief economist at KBC Bank Ireland said it likely reflects a normal ebb and flow in the data and we shouldn’t be too worried.
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 4 March, 2014
# We're Happy
# We're Happy
The report says that Irish consumers are increasingly confident in the Irish economy.
# consumer-sentiment - Wednesday 15 January, 2014
# Feeling Good
# Feeling Good
It appears that our bailout exit made consumers feel more confident about their own financial situation too.
# consumer-sentiment - Friday 1 November, 2013
# Consumer Sentiment
# Consumer Sentiment
The KBC/ESRI consumer confidence survey rose again in October.
# consumer-sentiment - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
# Supermarkets
# Supermarkets
The supermarket giant has said that like-for-like sales have fallen by three per cent in the first 13 weeks of this year.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 8 April, 2013
# Consumer Sentiment
# Consumer Sentiment
The marginal increase comes amid concerns about the looming property tax and cuts to pay outlined in the Croke Park II deal.
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
# Consumer Sentiment
# Consumer Sentiment
Pressures on household finances and high-profile job losses contributed to the weakening of consumer sentiment in February.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 11 February, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
A significant drop in December took economists by surprise but confidence levels now appear to have stabilised.
# consumer-sentiment - Friday 25 January, 2013
# Retail
# Retail
Hot beverages and home and giftware sectors saw noticeable increases while furniture and flooring suffered losses.
# consumer-sentiment - Saturday 12 January, 2013
# Prime Numbers
# Prime Numbers
How many women in Ireland smoke? Were consumers panicked by Budget announcements? And how many people watched Darren die?
# consumer-sentiment - Friday 11 January, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
December’s index saw the largest one month point decline in seventeen years.
# consumer-sentiment - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
# Retail
# Retail
Good news for retailers from the evidence so far on St Stephen’s Day says the retail representative body.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 3 December, 2012
# Consumer Confidence
# Consumer Confidence
The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI index shows a small amount of growth with sentiment at 63.8 in November compared to 60.9 in October.
# consumer-sentiment - Saturday 3 November, 2012
# Prime Numbers
# Prime Numbers
How old is the Phoenix Park? And how many TDs could face sanction for failing to declare pay-offs?
# consumer-sentiment - Thursday 1 November, 2012
# Your Say
# Your Say
Is the talk of possible tax hikes and benefit cuts in next month’s Budget affecting how you spend your money right now?
# consumer-sentiment - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
# KBC Bank Ireland
# KBC Bank Ireland
Concerns over the eurozone and the upcoming Budget are hitting companies expansion plans, say KBC Ireland/Chartered Accountants Ireland
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
# Consumers
# Consumers
Experts said speculation around the budget and potential cuts to social welfare and health contributed to the decline.
# consumer-sentiment - Thursday 9 August, 2012
# Consumers
# Consumers
KBC Bank Ireland said influences such as the EU summit on Ireland’s bank debt, the ECB rate cut and the latest Troika review likely impacted on sentiment.
# consumer-sentiment - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
# Consumer Confidence
# Consumer Confidence
However consumers unlikely to step up their spending, as just 12 per cent believe their financial situation will improve in the coming year.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 11 June, 2012
# Consumer Sentiment
# Consumer Sentiment
But people’s expectations about jobs and household finances have improved slightly.
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
# Consumers
# Consumers
KBC/ESRI consumer sentiment index rose slightly in April for the fourth month in a row.
# consumer-sentiment - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
# Consumers
# Consumers
Consumer sentiment has risen for the third month in a row and is now at its highest level since last October according to the KBC Bank/ESRI
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
# Consumers
# Consumers
The latest consumer sentiment index indicates that heightened concerns over the eurozone last month have eased somewhat.
# consumer-sentiment - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
# Shops
# Shops
Many stores face going out of business in 2012, according to the chief executive of Retail Excellence Ireland.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 9 January, 2012
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
In tonight’s fix: Calls to negotiate a second bailout, Gardaí investigate woman’s death in nursing home, and which celebrity chef has been a very naughty boy?
# Consumer Sentiment
# Consumer Sentiment
The KBC/ESRI index has shown that Irish consumer sentiment fell considerably in December.
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 15 November, 2011
# Optimism
# Optimism
Irish consumers became more positive in October, apparently finding more reasons to be optimistic about the economic outlook.
# consumer-sentiment - Thursday 29 September, 2011
# Take 5
# Take 5
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# Consumer Sentiment
# Consumer Sentiment
Sentiment in Ireland didn’t fall as much as among other Europeans or in the US – possibly because of an already-poor outlook here.
# consumer-sentiment - Saturday 17 September, 2011
# What If
# What If
TheJournal.ie reporters have been quizzing those in the know to describe the potential fallout of a Greek debt default on Ireland’s economic, social and political scene…
# consumer-sentiment - Tuesday 6 September, 2011
# Doom And Gloom
# Doom And Gloom
The KBC/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index is virtually unchanged, but shows a worrying emerging trend in the medium term.
# consumer-sentiment - Monday 5 September, 2011
# Spending
# Spending
Figures from Visa show that European consumers increased spending by 2.5 per cent in Q2… but that bailed out states were down.
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