Compared with January, it is down marginally from 2.5 per cent, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The figure remains well ahead of average wage growth, meaning the purchasing power of buyers continues to be squeezed

The CSO compared the prices between December 2020 and December 2025

Stamp prices are going up: An Post says a national stamp will cost €1.85 from February 3rd, with new rates for Europe and the rest of the world.

However, they are nearly 70 per cent lower than their peak in August 2022.

Food prices rose by 4.2 per cent in the last twelve months, while energy rose by 3.3 per cent.

It is ‘shocking’ that the cost of groceries is increasing at roughly three times the headline rate of price inflation, the Dáil has heard.

It marks the highest level of inflation since March 2024

The lowest inflation nationally for house prices is in Dublin, where prices are up 4.5 per cent since last year

The figures from 2023, show average incomes fell by 0.6 per cent, leaving them 3.3 per cent below their 2021 level.

The Budget Day package will be worth €9.4 billion and will not be accompanied by a cost of living package of measures.

The Sinn Féin leader said the Government will be throwing struggling families ‘under the bus’ in October’s budget.

Food inflation rose by 4.6% since June of last year, more than double that of the general Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Sinn Féin accused the Government of having ‘failed to exert any real pressure’ on retailers over high prices.

The typical listed price nationwide in the second quarter of the year was €357,851, 12.3 per cent higher than a year previously

Alcohol and tobacco prices in Ireland are the most expensive in the EU at 205% of the average

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown remained the most expensive local authority area in the Republic

The Royal Meath in Navan has reduced pints by 50c for three days a week on selected draught beers

Some parts of the economy are still experiencing substantial price jumps.

Food prices fell by just under 1 per cent and rose 4 per cent in the year.

The rise in the price of food and drink saw restaurant and hotel prices go up by 3.7 per cent over the year.

Visitors from key markets are becoming 'more value conscious'

Coupled with other expenses like presents, trees, and socialising, Christmas costs could reach approximately €1,724, according to Switcher.ie.

Lower rates should support growth amid signs that the post-pandemic recovery is slowing in the 20 countries that use the euro currency.

Inflation, the rate at which prices are rising, has ticked up slightly since October

Switcher.ie has said that six easy changes can slash energy bills for households.

Ged Nash accused the government of being ‘nodding dogs’ for big companies and criticised one-off budgetary measures.

Prices rises have slowed to their lowest level since March 2021

Clothing and footwear saw the biggest annual drop of 6.2 per cent, followed by Restaurants and Hotels, with a drop of 0.5 per cent.

There has been an increase in the number of children being deprived of basic essentials because of inflation, a report has said.

‘The period of elevated inflation now appears to have passed,’ Finance Minister Jack Chambers said of the inflation figure of 1.1%.

This compares to an annual increase of 2.6 per cent for the eurozone over the same period.

Energy prices are estimated to have decreased by 5.8% over the 12 months to July.

The highest house price growth in Dublin was in Dublin City at 10.6 per cent, while Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown saw a rise of 7.7 per cent.

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The biggest prices increases in the year to May were in the transport and hotel & restaurant sectors

Prices are estimated to have risen by 2.9 per cent in the 12 months to March this year

The Minister for Public Expenditure announced plans on Wednesday to spend more than two billion euro for projects under the National Development Plan.

The cost of petrol and diesel will rise from midnight on April 1st

The latest data from the Central Bank shows the average interest rate in January was up slightly on December's rate of 4.19 per cent

The AIB S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for Ireland rose to 52.2 last month from 49.5 in January

Energy prices fell by 6.3 per cent in the year to February