Ireland Consumer Prices Rise 4.3 Percent in October, Fastest Since December 2023: Housing-Related Costs Up 10.7 Percent, Transport Up 9.0 Percent
Ireland's Central Statistics Office reported on November 11 that the Consumer Price Index rose 4.3 percent between October 2025 and October 2026, up from 4.1 percent in the 12 months to September and the fastest inflation since December 2023, when the rate stood at 4.6 percent. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.7 percent in October, compared with a 0.5 percent monthly increase in October 2025.
The largest annual increases were in Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, up 10.7 percent and the biggest contributor to the annual rise, Transport, up 9.0 percent, and Insurance and Financial Services, up 4.8 percent. Services prices rose 4.0 percent over the year and goods prices 5.0 percent. Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the index advanced 3.1 percent over the year, and excluding mortgage interest it rose 4.2 percent.
Anthony Dawson, a statistician in the office's Prices Division, said the October figure was the highest inflation rate since December 2023. The office noted that the national index differs from the EU harmonised flash estimate published on November 3, mainly because the national index includes mortgage interest. The November reading is scheduled for publication on December 10.
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