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
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
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2022 rose slightly to 4.8%, up from a rate of 4.7% in May 2022 and down from 6.3% in June 2021, according to the Central Statistics Office. The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 134,900 in June 2022, compared to 128,100 in May 2022. There was a decrease … Read more
The number of people arriving in Ireland from Ukraine has reached 35,670, an increase of 2,500 in two weeks. This is the number of Personal Public Service numbers (PPSNs) issued to individuals who have fled the war up to 5 June last. Among the arrivals, 92% or 32,969 individuals could be mapped to a local … Read more
Almost 60% of Irish enterprises were involved in innovation activities during 2020, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The total spends on innovation in Ireland was €7.4bn in 2020, an increase of 36.3% on the 2018 figure of €5.5bn. The main driver for this increase was a 100.6% rise in expenditure for in-house R&D … Read more
The new figures from The Central Statistics Office show that the environment goods and services gross output was €6.6 billion in 2019. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released its environment goods and services sector output figures for 2019 on Tuesday. Gerard Keogh, the statistician in the environment and climate division, said the estimated gross output … Read more
The number of vessels arriving in Irish ports and the gross tonnage of all arriving vessels in 2021 increased by 7% in both cases compared with 2020, According to the new figures from the Central Statistics Office. Irish ports handled nearly 54 million tonnes of goods in 2021. This represents an increase of 5% compared … Read more
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the first quarter of 2022. The number of persons aged 15-89 years in employment increased by 12.3% to 2,505,800 in the year to Q1 2022, It is an increase of 275,200 compared to the first quarter in 2021. Full-time employment increased by 10% or … Read more
Wholesale prices for goods used in manufacturing and construction increased at an annual rate of 5.2% in April, Central Statistics Office data revealed. This compared to an increase of 4.4% in the year to March 2022. The price index for export sales increased 1.2% on monthly basis, while the index for home sales increased 1.1%. … Read more
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that house price growth reached a seven-year high of over 15% in March. According to the Central Statistics Office, Residential Property Prices increased by 15.2% nationally in the 12 months to March 2022, up from 15.1% in February 2022. It’s the sharpest rate of annual price … Read more
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recruiting for an Assistant Principal, Data Office in their Cork Office. The successful candidate will assist and report to the Principal Officer for Enforcement Legal and Governance and the position is based at the CSO’s Cork Office. The closing date is on Tuesday 24th May 2022. The new position of Assistant … Read more
Labour Force Survey (LFS) data published on 17 February, by the Central Statistics Office show a continued recovery from the pandemic in Ireland’s labour market, with 224,800 jobs created in the last three months of 2021. There was an increase in employment of 17,500 in the fourth quarter. Employment now stands at 2.48 million, an … Read more
According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) report, Irish consumer prices were on average 5% higher in January than they were a year previous, with transport and household energy costs driving the increases. The Consumer Price Index for January 2022, released today, displays eye-watering increases in the cost of fuels compared with the same time … Read more