There was some good news for retailers in November last year - with new figures showing an increase in the volume of sales.
According to the CSO there was a rise of 4.3 percent in the annual figure - or almost 1 percent compared with October 2016. The largest monthly increases were in electrical goods and pharmaceuticals.
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