Cormac Lucey started by talking about the US and its effect on the global market and how prices of materials like timber are indicators of inflation.

Lucey predicts a bounce back in the economic recovery of Ireland due to constrained pandemic spending in the second half of this year.

Economics columnist with the Sunday Times Cormac Lucey joined Bobby on Down To Business today to discuss the elephant in the room, inflation!

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