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Consumer prices increased by 0.4% in July

The latest Consumer Price Index published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that prices rose by 9.1% in the year to July 2022, which is the largest annual increase in the CPI since Quarter 2 1984 when annual inflation was 9.7%. Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+21.6%) and Transport (+19.4%) increased the most. Miscellaneous Goods & Services (-1.0%) and Education (-0.7%) were the only divisions to show…

Food prices – how Ireland fares

Ireland is ranked as second-most expensive for food prices in the Eurozone, a new report states. In 2021, food prices in Ireland were 17% above the EU27 average, making them the second-most expensive in the Eurozone, and third-most expensive in the EU27. Prices for the various types of foods in Ireland in 2021 were all higher than the EU27 average, except for fish which was 3% lower. Irish prices for…

Weekly earnings are up, says CSO

The latest Earnings and Labour Costs report from the Central Statistics Offices, published 31 May, 2022, shows that average weekly earnings now stood at €880.37 in the first quarter of the year. This is an annual increase of 2.3%. Hourly earnings increased on an annual basis by 1.9% to €27.33. However, according to Shannon Chamber HR, any wage increase is being eaten away by rising inflation. In another recent report, the…

Herbicides most sought after plant protection product, according to CSO

Herbicides were the main type of plant protection product sold in Ireland in 2020 as farmers focused on the production of their crops, this is according to data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The finding, part of a wider body of research, focused on tonnes of active substances contained in plant-protection products placed on the market from 2012 to 2020. Data found that the amount of product sales…