Volume of retail sales up by 2.8% in April

Retail sales volume increased by 2.8% in April, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This is an increase of 7.5% compared to April 2022, with sales increasing by 0.5% from March and 0.4% from the previous year. The highest monthly volume rise in sales in April came from bars with a … Read more

More than half of women in Ireland have experienced sexual violence, CSO survey

More than half of women in Ireland reported experiencing sexual violence in their lifetime, according to the Central Statistics Office. According to the CSO’s Sexual assault Survey, 40% of adults experience sexual assault at some point in their lives, with women more likely to suffer it (52%) than males (28%). In comparison to older persons, … Read more

Ukrainian refugees in Ireland near 75,000 on first anniversary of Russian invasion

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, nearly 75,000 people have fled the conflict there and arrived in Ireland in the past year. 74,458 Personal Public Service (PPS) numbers have been given by the State to Ukrainian refugees as of the week ending February 12th, according to statistics from the … Read more

Irish house price growth continues to slow – CSO

In the twelve months leading up to December 2022, residential property prices climbed by 7.8%, according to the most recent data from the Central Statistics Office. 5,213 household purchases of homes at market rates were reported to Revenue in December, an increase of 0.8% from the same month in 2021. Overall, the median price of … Read more

More than 1.3 million passengers arrived in Ireland during November

Over 1.34 million passengers arrived in Ireland from abroad in November, bringing the number of foreign arrivals into the State back to pre-pandemic levels. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports that the number of arrivals last month was higher than in November 2021 by 70% and better than in November 2019, when 1.35 million people … Read more

Average electricity bills rose 14% from 2020 to 2021

The average electricity bill was 14% higher in 2021 than in 2020, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. The median, or mid-point, annual household electricity bill in 2021 was €1,268. The median annual gas bill for households in 2021 was €740. This was 2.6% lower than the €760 median bill in 2020. … Read more

Value of Irish exports and imports jump in August – CSO

The unadjusted exports of goods in August increased by €6.3 billion to €19.5 billion compared with August last year, according to the Central Statistics Office report. The unadjusted imports for August 2022 were valued at €12.5 billion, an increase of more than €4.7 billion on August 2021. Comparing the first eight months of 2022 with … Read more

Building and construction output fall 4.5% in 2022 – CSO

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of production in the construction industry fell by 4.5% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the first. On an annual basis, there was a 3.2% increase in volume recorded. The largest reduction occurred in the Non-Residential Building sector with a decrease of 6.7% in the seasonally adjusted … Read more

Ireland’s unemployment rate rises slightly in August

Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August 2022 is increased slightly to 4.3% from a rate of 4.2% in July 2022, according to figures released today from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The new figures show that Ireland’s labour market continues to remain tight amid a growing cost-of-living crisis and soaring inflation. July’s rate was Ireland’s lowest … Read more

Tonnage of fish landings by Irish vessels decreased by 5% in 2021

Fish landings by Irish vessels in Ireland and foreign ports decreased by 5% between 2020 and 2021 from 217,981 tonnes to 206,068 tonnes, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. Fish landings by foreign vessels in Ireland decreased by 14% or 19,538 tonnes in 2021. In 2021, the species with the highest quantity … Read more

Road freight tonnage increases by 19% in first quarter – CSO

The amount of goods transported by road during the first three months of the year increased, according to recent data from the Central Statistics Office. In the first three months of 2022, 40.8 million tonnes of products were moved by road, up 19% over the corresponding period in 2021. It also represented an increase of … Read more

Diesel volumes slip 2% as prices rise, CSO

According to the Central Statistics Office’s most recent data, autodiesel volumes decreased by 2% in June 2022 compared to the same month previous year. Autodiesel clearances dropped 2% from June 2021 to June 2022, totaling 298 million litres. Compared to June 2018, autodiesel clearances were 1% lower and remained unchanged from June 2019. This is … Read more

CSO reports increase in domestic travel since pandemic

In the first quarter of 2022, Irish residents travelled domestically overnight 2.3 million times, up 7% over the same period in 2020, the final quarter before the pandemic began, according to the latest figures released from the Central Statistics Office. With 987,000 visitors staying overnight in the south of the nation in the first quarter … Read more

Inflation hits 9.1% in the year to June 2022, the largest increase in 38 years

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 9.1% in the year to June 2022, up from an annual increase of 7.8% in the year to May 2022, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show. This is the largest annual increase in the CPI since Quarter 2 1984 when annual inflation was 9.7%. The … Read more

Irish industrial production declines by 3.1%: CSO

Production in manufacturing industries declined by 3.1% in the three-month period from March 2022 to May 2022, compared to the previous three months. On an annual basis, industrial production was 14.3% less than in the corresponding three-month period of 2021, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) report. From March to May 2022, production in the … Read more