Appetite for eating out on the way up

Despite the Reserve Bank opting to leave interest rates unchanged, retail figures show people aren't letting cost of living pressures get in the way of dinner out.Spending in cafes, restaurants and takeaways was up 4.5 per cent for the year to February,""There seems to be a trend towards eating out as an expense which is now considered as an affordable indulgence," Australian Retailers Association executive director Russell Zimmerman said.See Herald Sun article