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Consumer price inflation

Consumer prices rose +3.4% in the year to July 2026 (CPI all items, index 106.7).

CSO Consumer Price Index · Reference period July 2026 · Retrieved 5 September 2026

Latest

106.7

index (base Dec 2023=100)

month on month

+0.1%

vs June 2026

Year on year

+3.4%

vs July 2025

Record

Highest on record (series begins November 1996)

Consumer price inflationConsumer price inflation: 357 observations from November 1996 to July 2026. Range 55.8 to 106.7 index (base Dec 2023=100).106.781.355.8November 1996July 2026
Consumer price inflation - full series. Unit: index (base Dec 2023=100).

What the numbers say

Consumer prices in Ireland rose by 0.1% between June 2026 and July 2026, bringing the index to 106.7 against the December 2023 base of 100. On an annual basis, prices were 3.4% higher than in July 2025, representing the highest level recorded since the series began in November 1996. Irish businesses should note that input and operating costs have continued to move upward, with no easing visible in the most recent monthly reading.

Generated from the figures above; every number is validated against the source series. Vendors.ie commentary.

Full data

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PeriodValue (index (base Dec 2023=100))
July 2026106.7
June 2026106.6
May 2026106.3
April 2026106.4
March 2026105.9
February 2026104.2
January 2026103.3
December 2025104.2
November 2025103.7
October 2025103.9
September 2025103.4
August 2025103.6
July 2025103.2
June 2025103.1
May 2025102.6
April 2025102.6
March 2025102.2
February 2025101.5
January 2025100.6
December 2024101.4
November 2024100.5
October 2024101.0
September 2024100.7
August 2024101.6
July 2024101.5
June 2024101.3
May 2024100.9
April 2024100.4
March 2024100.2
February 202499.7
January 202498.7
December 2023100.0
November 202399.5
October 2023100.3
September 2023100.0
August 202399.9
July 202399.3
June 202399.1
May 202398.3
April 202397.9
March 202397.4
February 202396.4
January 202394.8
December 202295.6
November 202295.8
October 202295.5
September 202294.0
August 202293.9
July 202293.8
June 202293.4
May 202292.2
April 202291.3
March 202290.5
February 202288.8
January 202288.0
December 202188.4
November 202187.9
October 202187.4
September 202186.8
August 202186.5
July 202185.9
June 202185.6
May 202185.5
April 202185.3
March 202184.8
February 202184.1
January 202183.8
December 202083.7
November 202083.5
October 202083.3
September 202083.7
August 202084.0
July 202084.1
June 202084.3
May 202084.0
April 202084.5
March 202084.8
February 202084.5
January 202084.0
December 201984.5
November 201984.4
October 201984.5
September 201984.7
August 201984.9
July 201984.5
June 201984.6
May 201984.4
April 201984.5
March 201984.2
February 201983.6
January 201982.9
December 201883.4
November 201883.5
October 201883.9
September 201884.0
August 201884.3
July 201884.0
June 201883.7
May 201883.7
April 201883.2
March 201883.3
February 201883.0
January 201882.3
December 201782.9
November 201783.0
October 201783.1
September 201783.2
August 201783.8
July 201783.4
June 201783.4
May 201783.3
April 201783.5
March 201783.1
February 201782.7
January 201782.2
December 201682.6
November 201682.6
October 201682.7
September 201683.0
August 201683.4
July 201683.5
June 201683.7
May 201683.2
April 201682.7
March 201682.5
February 201682.2
January 201681.9
December 201582.6
November 201582.6
October 201582.9
September 201583.1
August 201583.4
July 201583.1
June 201583.3
May 201583.1
April 201582.8
March 201582.8
February 201582.3
January 201581.8
December 201482.5
November 201482.8
October 201483.0
September 201483.3
August 201483.5
July 201483.3
June 201483.5
May 201483.4
April 201483.4
March 201483.3
February 201482.8
January 201482.3
December 201382.7
November 201382.8
October 201382.9
September 201383.0
August 201383.1
July 201383.1
June 201383.1
May 201383.1
April 201383.2
March 201383.2
February 201382.8
January 201382.2
December 201282.5
November 201282.5
October 201282.8
September 201282.9
August 201283.0
July 201282.5
June 201282.6
May 201282.7
April 201282.8
March 201282.7
February 201281.9
January 201281.2
December 201181.6
November 201181.8
October 201181.8
September 201181.6
August 201181.3
July 201181.2
June 201181.2
May 201181.3
April 201181.2
March 201180.9
February 201180.2
January 201179.5
December 201079.7
November 201079.5
October 201079.6
September 201079.5
August 201079.7
July 201079.1
June 201079.1
May 201079.2
April 201078.7
March 201078.6
February 201078.5
January 201078.2
December 200978.6
November 200979.0
October 200979.0
September 200979.2
August 200979.5
July 200979.2
June 200979.8
May 200980.0
April 200980.4
March 200981.0
February 200981.1
January 200981.4
December 200882.7
November 200883.8
October 200884.5
September 200884.7
August 200884.5
July 200884.1
June 200884.3
May 200883.9
April 200883.3
March 200883.2
February 200882.4
January 200881.4
December 200781.8
November 200781.7
October 200781.3
September 200781.2
August 200780.9
July 200780.6
June 200780.4
May 200780.2
April 200779.9
March 200779.2
February 200778.7
January 200778.0
December 200678.2
November 200677.8
October 200677.6
September 200677.6
August 200677.3
July 200676.8
June 200676.6
May 200676.4
April 200676.0
March 200675.4
February 200675.1
January 200674.2
December 200574.5
November 200574.5
October 200574.7
September 200574.6
August 200574.0
July 200573.7
June 200573.7
May 200573.5
April 200573.3
March 200572.9
February 200572.7
January 200572.1
December 200472.7
November 200472.6
October 200472.5
September 200472.4
August 200472.4
July 200471.9
June 200472.1
May 200471.8
April 200471.6
March 200471.4
February 200471.1
January 200470.5
December 200370.9
November 200370.6
October 200370.6
September 200370.6
August 200370.5
July 200370.1
June 200370.6
May 200370.5
April 200370.6
March 200370.4
February 200369.9
January 200369.3
December 200269.5
November 200269.0
October 200269.0
September 200268.7
August 200268.3
July 200267.9
June 200268.2
May 200268.1
April 200267.7
March 200267.1
February 200266.5
January 200266.1
December 200166.2
November 200165.9
October 200165.9
September 200165.7
August 200165.4
July 200165.2
June 200165.4
May 200165.0
April 200164.6
March 200164.1
February 200163.6
January 200163.0
December 200063.5
November 200063.5
October 200063.2
September 200062.8
August 200062.6
July 200062.2
June 200062.1
May 200061.7
April 200061.2
March 200060.7
February 200060.4
January 200059.9
December 199960.0
November 199959.3
October 199959.2
September 199959.1
August 199959.0
July 199958.6
June 199958.8
May 199958.6
April 199958.4
March 199958.1
February 199957.9
January 199957.6
December 199858.0
November 199858.1
October 199858.3
September 199858.3
August 199858.1
July 199857.9
June 199858.1
May 199857.8
April 199857.6
March 199857.3
February 199857.0
January 199856.8
December 199757.1
November 199756.9
October 199756.7
September 199756.6
August 199756.3
July 199756.4
June 199756.5
May 199756.3
April 199756.2
March 199756.1
February 199756.1
January 199755.8
December 199656.0
November 199656.0

Methodology and source

All-items Consumer Price Index from the CSO CPI release, resolved from the CSO PxStat API by table and statistic label. The headline year-on-year change is computed at build from the index level, not taken from the model. CPI tracks the price of a representative basket of goods and services and is read here as a cost-pressure signal for SMEs. The base period follows the CSO's current reference period.

Source:CSO Consumer Price Index (table CPM20) · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved 5 September 2026.

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