In a recent survey conducted by the Italian restaurant Prezzo, it has been discovered that more than a third (34%) of young people aged between 18 and 24 experience what is now termed “menu anxiety” when dining out. The study found that a significant portion of this demographic when faced with the challenge of ordering … Read more
Only 41 properties were available to rent under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme in the previous month, according to a new survey from Simon Communities. The HAP scheme is a monthly payment from the State to assist lower-income households. The Simon Communities Locked Out of the Market’s December report, which looks at 16 different … Read more
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
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
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released the Retail Sales Index for March 2022 (Provisional) February 2022 (Final). Commenting on the release, Stephanie Kelleher, Statistician, said: “Retail Sales increased by 0.6% in March 2022 when compared to February 2022 on a seasonally adjusted basis. On an annual basis, retail volumes were 2.9% higher than in March 2021. … Read more
Fraud crimes in Ireland increased by 116% in the last quarter as gardaí continued to warn the public to watch out for con artists. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published the latest Recorded Crime statistics, which cover Quarter 4 (Q4) 2021 and the full-year results. Commenting on the release, Jim Dalton, Statistician, said: “Recorded Crime statistics … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar today published two surveys on the Irish economy, which demonstrate the strength of Ireland’s economy despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and Brexit. The Annual Employment Survey 2021 finds that jobs in client companies of government agencies, Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and Údarás … Read more
New research from the Central Bank has found that lower-income, older and rural households have faced a higher than average increase in the cost of living in recent months. This is because they spend a bigger proportion of their income on heating, energy, and transport, all of which have gone up sharply in price. In an … 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