Ireland’s wholesale prices rose 7.3% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating sharply from a 3.5% increase in June and reaching the highest level since October 2022. Domestic prices increased 4.5%, while export producer prices rose 7.6%. The acceleration was mainly driven by higher food prices (2.7%), while additional upward pressure came from chemicals and chemical products (16.5%), other non-metallic mineral products (6.4%), electrical equipment (6.2%), basic metals (5.6%), fabricated metal products excluding machinery and equipment (4.8%), and pulp, paper and paper products (4.2%). Meanwhile, electricity price inflation accelerated to 56.2% from 42.2%, although overall energy inflation eased to 19.1% from 24.5%. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices rose 3.2%, the largest increase since November 2019, reversing a 0.2% decline in June. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Producer Prices in Ireland increased 7.30 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Ireland averaged 2.50 percent from 1976 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22.13 percent in January of 1977 and a record low of -14.30 percent in December of 2020. This page provides - Ireland Producer Prices Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Ireland Wholesale Inflation - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Producer Prices in Ireland increased 7.30 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Ireland is expected to be 2.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Wholesale Inflation is projected to trend around 2.30 percent in 2027 and 2.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-22 10:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Jun 3.5% 1.6% 3.0%
2026-08-21 10:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Jul 7.3% 3.5% 4.2%
2026-09-22 10:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Aug 7.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 106.70 106.60 points Jul 2026
Core Consumer Prices 107.20 106.90 points Jul 2026
Core Inflation Rate 3.20 2.90 percent Jul 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 109.20 108.30 points Jul 2026
CPI Transportation 104.60 105.50 points Jul 2026
Export Prices 96.80 96.30 points Jun 2026
Food Inflation 0.70 0.60 percent Jul 2026
Harmonised Consumer Prices 103.51 103.45 points Jul 2026
Import Prices 111.80 111.70 points Jun 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.40 3.40 percent Jul 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 0.30 percent Jul 2026
Producer Prices 111.20 107.70 points Jul 2026
Wholesale Prices YoY 7.30 3.50 percent Jul 2026


Ireland Wholesale Inflation
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7.30 3.50 22.13 -14.30 1976 - 2026 percent Monthly
2021=100, NSA

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Ireland Wholesale Inflation Rises to Highest in 4 Years
Ireland’s wholesale prices rose 7.3% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating sharply from a 3.5% increase in June and reaching the highest level since October 2022. Domestic prices increased 4.5%, while export producer prices rose 7.6%. The acceleration was mainly driven by higher food prices (2.7%), while additional upward pressure came from chemicals and chemical products (16.5%), other non-metallic mineral products (6.4%), electrical equipment (6.2%), basic metals (5.6%), fabricated metal products excluding machinery and equipment (4.8%), and pulp, paper and paper products (4.2%). Meanwhile, electricity price inflation accelerated to 56.2% from 42.2%, although overall energy inflation eased to 19.1% from 24.5%. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices rose 3.2%, the largest increase since November 2019, reversing a 0.2% decline in June.
2026-08-21
Ireland Wholesale Prices Highest Since 2023
Wholesale prices in Ireland rose 3.5% year-on-year in June 2026, following a 1.6% increase in the previous month and marking the highest level since March 2023. Producer prices recorded notable year-on-year increases in chemicals and chemical products (11.9%), other non-metallic mineral products (5.9%), fabricated metal products, excluding machinery and equipment (5.7%), pulp, paper and paper products (4.1%), and basic metals (3.8%). Food products also rose 2.9%, driven by fish and fish products (8.6%) and other food products (5.4%), while food products, beverages, and tobacco increased 2.4%. Moreover, energy fuels surged 24.5%, electricity prices climbed 42.2%, overall manufactured goods rose 3.5%, and construction products increased 3.1%. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June, reversing a 0.9% increase in May and marking the first monthly decline after three consecutive months of increases.
2026-07-22
Ireland Wholesale Prices Rise for Second Month
Wholesale prices in Ireland rose 1.6% year-on-year in May 2026, following a 1.4% increase in the previous month and marking the second consecutive month of gain after fourteen months of contraction. Producer prices recorded notable increases in chemical and chemical products (11.9%), fabricated metal products excluding machinery and equipment (4.8%), other non-metallic mineral products (4.5%), and basic metals (4.2%). Food products rose 1.3%, driven by an 8.9% increase in fish and fish products, while food products, beverages, and tobacco prices increased 1% from a year earlier. Meanwhile, energy fuel costs surged 37% and wholesale electricity prices jumped 33.1%. Overall manufacturing prices rose 1.6%, while construction products increased 3.1% compared with the same month last year. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices edged up 0.9% in May from a 0.2% increase in the prior month.
2026-06-22