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. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland
Producer Prices in Ireland increased 1.60 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Ireland averaged 2.49 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 June of 2026.
Producer Prices in Ireland increased 1.60 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Ireland is expected to be 2.30 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 3.00 percent in 2027 and 2.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.