New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the volume of retail sales rose by 0.6% on a monthly basis in June, while they were up 3% on an annual basis.
The CSO said the value of retail sales rose by 0.5% in the month and by 3.1% in the 12 months to June.
Today's figures show the sectors with the highest monthly volume increases were Electrical Goods, which rose by 4.2%.
Other Retail Sales - which include the likes of carpets, games and toys, flowers, plants, jewellery and pet food - increased by 3.1% while Department Stores sales were up 1.4%.
The largest monthly volume decreases were recorded in Bars, with sales slowing by 4.1%, while Food, Beverages & Tobacco in specialised stores were down 2.1% and Clothing, Footwear & Textiles sales dropped by 2%.
On an annual basis, the biggest annual volume growth was recorded in Furniture & Lighting with sales jumping by 12.3%, while Other Retail Sales increased by 9.3%.
Sales of Clothing, Footwear & Textiles were up 5.9% in June on the same month last year, while sales of Books, Newspapers & Stationery rose by 5.2%.
The biggest annual volume declines were seen in sales of Food, Beverages & Tobacco in specialised stores, which declined by 5.1%, while sales in Bars were down 4.6%, Hardware, Paints & Glass sales fell by 4.6% and Fuel sales slowed by 1.5%.
Meanwhile, the proportion of retail sales transacted online, from Irish registered companies, rose to 5.2% in June, up from 4.9% in May and 4.9% in June of last year.
