DUBLIN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment in Ireland dropped slightly in November, as consumers remained worried about the economic recovery and jobs, a survey showed on Tuesday.
The KBC Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 53.6 in November from a 18-month high of 54.2 in October to remain well above the all-time low of 39.6 reached in July 2008.
'Even if consumers here are still anxious about the outlook for the economy and jobs, there are signs that some of the panic that gripped them for the past year or so may be beginning to ease,' said Austin Hughes, chief economist at KBC Ireland.
(Reporting by Antonella Ciancio; editing by Chris Pizzey) Keywords: IRELAND ECONOMY/SENTIMENT (antonella.ciancio@thomsonreuters.com; +35315001518; Reuters Messaging: antonella.ciancio.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The KBC Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 53.6 in November from a 18-month high of 54.2 in October to remain well above the all-time low of 39.6 reached in July 2008.
'Even if consumers here are still anxious about the outlook for the economy and jobs, there are signs that some of the panic that gripped them for the past year or so may be beginning to ease,' said Austin Hughes, chief economist at KBC Ireland.
(Reporting by Antonella Ciancio; editing by Chris Pizzey) Keywords: IRELAND ECONOMY/SENTIMENT (antonella.ciancio@thomsonreuters.com; +35315001518; Reuters Messaging: antonella.ciancio.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.