Irish consumers spent less on leather goods and footwear in August than they did the year before, though consumer spending and borrowing was up overall.

According to the figures released by the Central Statistics Office last week, spending on leather goods and footwear was down 1.4% year on year. Spending on food, drink and tobacco was also down, by 2.3 per cent, while spending in bars fell by 1.4 per cent.

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