09.10.202510:12:24UTC+00Ireland Inflation Hits 18-Month High

In September 2025, Ireland experienced a rise in the annual inflation rate to 2.7%, up from 2% in August. This increase signifies the highest inflation rate since March 2024, primarily influenced by a resurgence in transport costs, which shifted from a decrease of 2.3% in August to an increase of 1.2%. Additionally, there were notable price hikes in the sectors of clothing and footwear (3.7% compared to 3.4% previously), recreation and culture (2.7% up from 2%), restaurants and hotels (rising to 3% from 2.6%), and miscellaneous goods and services (climbing to 3.7% from 1.9%). Conversely, the inflation rate eased for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.7% compared to August's 5.1%), housing and utilities (down slightly to 2.3% from 2.4%), and health (narrowing to 2.5% from 2.6%). On a monthly scale, consumer prices fell by 0.2%, a reversal from the 0.4% increase observed in August. Core inflation, which excludes the volatile categories of energy and unprocessed food, reached 2.8% in September, marking its highest point since August 2024, up from 2.1% the month before.