Ireland Inflation Rate Steady at 3.4%

Ireland’s annual inflation rate rose to 4.1% in September 2026 from 3.7% in the previous month, reaching the highest level since January 2024. Costs increased across several categories, including housing and utilities (9.5% vs 8.5% in August), restaurants and hotels (3.5% vs 3.4%), transport (7.5% vs 5.4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.4% vs 0.1%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.6% vs 2.3%). Price growth also increased for furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.4% vs 0.3%), clothing and footwear (3.3% vs 3.1%), and information and communication (1.4% vs 1.3%). Meanwhile, costs eased for recreation and culture (1.6% vs 1.7%) and personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services (2.0% vs 2.9%), while remaining steady for health (1.8%) and education (8.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.2% in September, down from a 0.7% rise in August.

Ireland’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.7% in August 2026, the highest in four months, from 3.4% in each of the previous two months. Prices increased at a faster pace for housing and utilities (8.5% vs 7.7% in July), furnishings and household equipment (0.3% vs 0.1%), transportation (5.4% vs 2.1%), recreation and culture (1.7% vs 0.5%), and miscellaneous goods and services (2.9% vs 2.6%). Moreover, price growth remained steady for health (at 1.8%) and education (at 8.9%). Meanwhile, price growth slowed for food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.1% vs 0.7%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.3% vs 2.5%), clothing and footwear (3.1% vs 8.5%), information and communication (1.3% vs 1.4%), restaurants and hotels (3.4% vs 3.6%), and insurance and financial services (4.7% vs 5.5%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices grew by 0.7% in August, following a 0.1% increase in the preceding period.

The annual inflation rate in Ireland rose by 3.4% in July 2026, matching the pace in the previous month. Prices increased for food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.7% vs 0.6% in June), clothing and footwear (8.5% vs 7.0%), housing and utilities (7.7% vs 7.3%), health (1.8% vs 1.7%), recreation and culture (0.5% vs 0.1%), and miscellaneous goods and services (2.6% vs 1.9%). At the same time, price growth remained steady for education (at 8.9%), restaurants and hotels (at 3.6%), and information and communication (at 1.4%), while costs rebounded for furnishings and household equipment (0.1% vs -0.1%). Meanwhile, inflation grew at a softer pace for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.5% vs 2.6%), transportation (2.1% vs 4.1%), and insurance and financial services (5.5% vs 5.7%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.1% in July, easing from a 0.3% growth in the preceding period.