Ireland yearly consumer price inflation rate picks up to 3.7% in April

(Alliance News) - Ireland's consumer price inflation rate accelerated last month, numbers on ...

Alliance News 14 May, 2026 | 10:07AM
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(Alliance News) - Ireland's consumer price inflation rate accelerated last month, numbers on Thursday showed, with utility prices climbing.

According to the Central Statistics Office, consumer prices rose 3.7% on-year in April, picking up speed from a 3.6% rise in March.

"This was the highest annual rate of inflation observed in the CPI since January 2024 when the rate of inflation was 4.1%," the CSO said.

"The divisions with the largest increases in the 12 months to April 2026 were education services (8.9%), housing, water, electricity, gas & other fuels (8.1%) and clothing & footwear (7.9%)."

On a monthly basis, consumer prices were 0.5% in April. They had surged 1.6% in March from February.

The harmonised reading, which allows for EU-wide comparison, showed the annual rate of consumer price inflation was steady at 3.6%. Prices rose 0.5% in April from March. The monthly rise in March was 1.8%.

By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor

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