AIB said consumer confidence remained strong in June, with overall spending up 9% compared to the same time last year.
The bank's latest Spend Trend showed that consumers are spending more on their utility bills, up 13% over the past 12 months, excluding telecoms.
Electric Vehicle charging spend saw a significant increase of 59% year on year.
Spend in restaurants and fast food outlets increased 6%, while spend on groceries increased by 2% in the 12 months to June.
Car rentals also had a strong month, with a 12% increase, while spending on tolls and bridge fees was up by 5%.
AIB said spend on event tickets on 17 June was 143% above the average daily spend in June, when tickets for the NFL match between Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings went on sale.
The digital games sector experienced a significant increase in spend year on year, up by 32% last month.
AIB said 75% of the digital games sector spending was attributed to men, with the 25 to 34 age group being the most significant contributors.
The biggest year on year increase in spend on digital games was in Roscommon (+61%), Monaghan (+58%) and Limerick (+48%).
The Head of Consumer at AIB, Adrian Moynihan, said consumer spending continued to grow in June, "a continuation of the trend seen so far this year."
"June was boosted by spending across a number of sectors; spending on tickets for the NFL game significantly boosted the amount spent on events, and the digital games sector also saw remarkable growth," he said.
"Other sectors such as utilities, restaurants, jewellery and EV charging showed strong increases also," he added.
AIB said the data was compiled from 75 million card transactions carried out by AIB customers in store and online during June 2025 and has been anonymised and aggregated.
