Total card spending in the week ending June 5th decreased by 2 per cent, or €44 million, when compared to the previous week, data from the Central Bank shows.
Total debit card point-of-sale spending increased by 2 per cent or €24 million, while ATM withdrawals increased by 7 per cent or €19 million in comparison to the previous week.
The other retail sector registered the largest week-on-week spending increase with 3 per cent (or €12 million), with accommodation, groceries, restaurants, and transport all recording a week-on-week spending increase.
Total card spending in the month of May was 22 per cent, or €1.4 billion, higher compared to May 2021.
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The high-frequency daily credit and debit Data captures expenditure of euro-denominated credit and debit cards issued to Irish residents.
The dataset consists of total daily debit and credit card spending and ATM withdrawals, while from October 1st, 2020, expenditure in a number of key sectors of the economy, and a split of online and in-store spending is also available.
