'Weak' economic quarter despite 10.8% growth in GDP - TheJournal.ie

Consumer spending, which was down 0.7%, was affected by rising prices, especially for energy.

THE MINISTER FOR Finance has labelled the first three months of the year as a weak economic quarter despite a 10.8% growth in GDP. New figures from the CSO show that GDP increased by 10.8%, though p… [+2347 chars]

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