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Donegal consumers now spending 36 per cent more on groceries

written by Chris McNulty May 1, 2020
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SINCE Covid-19 started to impact, Donegal consumers are spending 3 per cent more on groceries.

AIB has revealed the spending habits of consumers since the start of March.

Donegal consumers were found to have been spending 15 per cent less than normal, which is the smallest drop in spending across any county.

The 36 per cent rise in grocery expenditure is the second biggest increase after Dublin.

On March 12, when schools closed and people were asked to work from home, grocery spend nationally was 60 per cent higher compared with the previous Thursday.

Donegal consumers spent an average of €66 per grocery transaction on that day – compared with an average of €41 seven days earlier.

Nationally, AIB have found that over-65s have recorded the biggest drop in spending with spending down 27 per cent among this age group. Spending by those under 25 recorded a fall of 21 per cent with those between 35 and 44 dropping by 13 per cent.

On average, consumers are spending 30 per cent more on groceries since Covid-19 started to impact.

However, spent in general is down overall.

Donegal consumers now spending 36 per cent more on groceries was last modified: May 1st, 2020 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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