Consumer prices increase by 1.8% in August, research shows
Eurostat will publish the figures for the whole of the Eurozone, including Ireland, on 2 September 2025
Print1 September 2025
Consumer prices for consumer goods and services in Ireland are estimated to have risen by 1.8% in the past year, research shows.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (01 September 2025) published the flash estimates of inflation from the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland for August 2025.
Commenting on the data for the past 12 months, Anthony Dawson, statistician in the Prices Division, said: “Looking at the components of the flash HICP in Ireland for August 2025, energy prices are estimated to have decreased by 0.3% in the month and fallen by 0.1% since August 2024.
“The HICP, excluding energy and unprocessed food prices, is estimated to have grown by 1.9% since August 2024.”
Other findings
Food prices are estimated to have increased by 0.4% in the last month and risen by 5.0% in the last 12 months, the data indicates.
Transport costs have fallen by 0.5% in the month and decreased by 2.4% in the 12 months to August 2025.
According to the CSO, the corresponding rate for the Eurozone will be published on 02 September 2025.
These flash estimates are subject to revision when the final HICP results are published next month, it added.
‘Official measure of inflation’
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation for Ireland and is published monthly by the CSO.
CSO noted that the CPI release for August 2025 will be published on 11 September 2025 and the final results of the HICP for Ireland for August 2025 will be published as part of the CPI release.
Read more: Consumer prices in Ireland rise by 0.1% for October 2024: CSO
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