Crime rates in most categories, including robbery and aggravated burglary, have fallen according to CSO

Economists are sensibly hesitant to proclaim a bottom for the market

The biggest single change to population projections is the return of the old scourge of emigration

Recorded crime down in most categories with the exception of burglaries, theft and fraud and deception offences

The problem now is how to work out whether the retail downturn is headed over coming months