Irish consumers spent €2.6 billion more on alcohol and cigarettes than food in 2007; Household spending on alcohol more than 3 times EU27 average
Aug 26th, 2008 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Irish consumers spent €2.6 billion more on alcohol and cigarettes than food in 2007. Agri Aware, the farming and food educational body, has also revealed that for every €1 spent on food, consumers are spending €0.73 more on alcohol, tobacco and mobile phones.