Cost Of Living Consumer Price Index rises by more than 5% for 20th consecutive monthPrices rose by 6.6 per cent in the 12 months to May of 2023 according to data released by the Central Statistics Office
Construction CSO: Construction up 7.5 per cent in first three months of the yearThe growth represented a 2.8 per cent increase compared to the same period last year
census 2022 Ten things to take away from Census 2022Dramatic changes recorded in the realms of population size, religion and education
Employment Employment rate reaches record high with 2.6m working - CSO70 per cent of females under 64 have jobs, the highest number recorded
Housing First-time buyers dipped further into savings avoiding loans to secure homes in 2022 - BPFIHouse prices have risen at a faster rate than mortgage values, data shows
Housing Property price spike slows for 12th consecutive month – CSO Median price of a house purchased in the year to March was €310,000
Cost Of Living Inflation drops to 7.2% in April but food prices keep on risingIt comes after the government met leading grocery sector retailers on Wednesday to discuss prices being charged to customers in Ireland
Economy Irish GDP down 2.7 per cent in first quarterWhile GDP was up on an annual basis however this was also the first such quarter without year-on-year growth of 10 per cent or more since Q4 of 2020
Inflation Inflation slows to 7.7% but prices still on the rise - CSOThe latest rise marked the 18th straight month where the Consumer Price Index rose by 5 per cent or more
Housing Housing inflation continues to slow, but prices still rising above boom-era peakDĂºn Laoghaire-Rathdown was the most expensive place to buy property in the entire country
Economy Ireland’s worse than expected GDP stats help push eurozone into negative growthWhile early figures showed Ireland’s GDP expanded by 3.5 per cent at the end of the year, this was later revised down to just 0.3 per cent
Economy Ireland’s economic growth figures take major hit as GDP revised downwardsIt is predicted that the real economy will contract in the early part of the year before resuming expansion
Economy Inflation rises back up to 8% in FebruaryEnergy prices in Ireland fell by 0.2 per cent in February bringing the annual rate of energy inflation to just over 29 per cent
Travel Sharp recovery for Irish tourism as number of passengers doubles1.25 million people visited Ireland in January, a significant rise compared to last year when some Covid restrictions were still in place
Energy Wholesale electricity prices down 40% in January compared to previous monthCSO figures show that the wholesale cost of electricity is now down nearly a fifth year on year
Work Income for Dublin workers almost 20% higher than national averageCounties in the border and midlands area struggled economically, while the tech industry gave the capital a boost
Economics Inflation continues to ease but prices still 7.8% higher than last yearNew data showed January was the 16th successive month in which the annual increase in prices was at least 5 per cent
Housing Home prices increase by 7.8 per cent in DecemberThe annual rate of increase in home prices has continued to slow for a ninth consecutive month
Housing CSO hits back against claims its housing figures were out by 6,000 The Central Statistics Office said its new home completions stats were accurate after a construction firm said other data offered a better guide
Business Post's View Editorial: Poll reveals consumer doom and gloom, but relief may be on horizonNew figures show that the rate of inflation eased slightly in January and there are signs the economy is responding to a series of interest rate hikes