Galway Bay fm newsroom - A new report has found that Galway consumers are spending 20% less than normal since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Figures released by AIB show that while consumers in Galway are spending less overall, they are spending up to a quarter more on grocery shopping.
According to the report, Galway consumers are spending 25% more on grocery shopping since Covid-19 started to impact the country.
On March 12th, when schools closed and people were asked to work from home, grocery spend nationally was 60% higher when compared with the previous Thursday, as people rushed to buy necessities.
Galway consumers spent an average of €69 per grocery transaction on this day, compared with an average of €47 the previous Thursday.
These figures are largely in-line with the national picture, with the average consumers are now spending 30% more on groceries since the middle of March.
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