Ireland Wholesale Prices Rise in April

2026-05-22 10:23 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

Wholesale prices in Ireland rose 1.4% year-on-year in April 2026, rebounding from a 0.2% decline in the previous month and marking the first increase after fourteen straight months of contraction.

Prices rose across several categories, led by chemicals and chemical products (11.9%), fabricated metal products excluding machinery and equipment (5.0%), pulp, paper and paper products (4.1%), other non-metallic mineral products (3.6%), and printing and reproduction of recorded media (2.7%).

Food products also rose 1%, driven mainly by higher prices for fish and fish products (8.6%).

Moreover, costs for all energy fuels surged 42.3%, and electricity climbed 18%, while manufacturing increased 1.4% and construction products rose 2%.

On a monthly basis, wholesale prices edged up 0.2% in April, easing from a 3.1% increase in the previous month.



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