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# CSO

This year
2023
Cost-of-living: Average year-on-year costs of milk and sliced bread rises by 24% and 13%
The CSO figures show that annual rate of inflation eased to 7.2% in April from 7.7% in March.
The national average price for a large 800g white slice pan was up 23 cent in the year to April 2023.
The average price of Irish cheddar per kg rose by €1.42 and butter per lb rose by 66 cents.
Tesco and Aldi dropped the cost of some of their bread goods yesterday by 10 cent, while Supervalu followed suit today.
Government holds discussion with retailers over prices as Tesco and Aldi cut bread by 10c
FactCheck: Is the Govt correct to claim that 400 people are buying their first home every week?
A report by
Shane Raymond
Last week, a Government statement included a suggestion from the Taoiseach that 400 people in Ireland are buying their first home every week.
Ireland's level of unemployment has reached its lowest point in more than 20 years
The 4% unemployment barrier was broken in April, which the Department said is ‘commonly taken as the full level of employment’.
Inflation slows again in April, but only to 6.3%
Average energy prices fell last month but food costs increased slightly.
Two in five couples who got married last year had a Catholic ceremony
That’s according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office today.
Over 1,000 homes being bought by local authorities as part of tenant in situ scheme, Varadkar says
The government has set a target of 1,500 properties to be acquired under the tenant-in situ-scheme.
Close to three in 10 people 'severely limited by a health problem' at risk of poverty
More than one in five severely limited by a health problem are unable to afford to adequately heat their home, and close to a quarter are unable to afford new clothes.
Wholesale electricity prices drop 50.5% in year, but consumers mightn't see decrease in bills just yet
The CSO figures show there has been a decrease of 8.7% in the price of wholesale electricity since February of this year.
Half of women in Ireland have experienced sexual violence, according to major CSO survey
The CSO has released the results of a major survey into the prevalence of sexual violence in Ireland.
Residential property price increases in the year to February slow to a 22 month low
The 5% increase in property prices is the lowest rate of annual growth since April 2021, when an increase of 4.5% was recorded nationally.
Cost of living: Annual inflation rate down to 7.7% from 2022 high of almost 10%
March was the 18th consecutive month where inflation was at least 5%.
Cost-of-living: Annual rate of inflation rises slightly to 8.5%
The CSO Consumer Price Index rose by 8.5% between February 2022 and February 2023.
Property prices rise by 6.1% with regional areas rising faster than Dublin
Households paid a median of €305,000 for a residential property in the 12 months to January 2023.
Domestic economy entered 'technical recession' last year but is still up 8.2%
Despite entering a technical recession, the domestic economy grew by 8.2% using the government’s preferred metric.
SVP report shows number of people unable to heat their homes more than doubled last year
Using data from the CSO, the new report reveals around 377,000 people lived in homes they were unable to adequately heat last year.
Households €551 worse off due to inflation, while risk of poverty rate increases
If COVID-19 income supports were excluded, the at risk of poverty rate last year would have been 20.5% according to the CSO.
Cost-of-living: Annual rate of inflation drops again slightly to 7.8%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 7.8% between January 2022 and January 2023.
24,000 or 30,000 new homes? Leo Varadkar says 30,000 as he backs CSO in housing figures row
Construction Information Services have said that there were only around 24,000 new homes built in 2022. The CSO says it was 30,000.
Property prices continue to rise but rate of increase is slowing
New data from the CSO on property prices was published today.
Most perpetrators of sexual offences are known to the victim, new figures show
In a one-year period, 15% of suspects were partners or ex-partners.
Almost one in 20 dwellings in Ireland were vacant in last three months of 2021
Leitrim was the Local Authority with the highest vacancy rate at 10.6% in Q4 2021, while South Dublin had the lowest at 1.%.
Consumer prices have increased by 7.7% in the year to January, CSO estimates
The CSO today published the flash estimate of inflation from the EU HICP for Ireland for January.
Brigid, Bridget and Bríd: how popular is the saint's name in modern Ireland?
Ahead of the first St Brigid’s Day bank holiday, the CSO has revealed how the name’s popularity has waned in recent years.
Price of wholesale electricity 93.2% higher than in November, CSO figures show
The price of electricity in December 2022 was 10.4% higher than December 2021.
House prices surpass boom-era peak as properties outside of Dublin shoot up in value
Prices of dwellings outside of Dublin have gone up 9.8% over 12 months.
Over 70% of workforce have received Covid vaccine and at least one booster, latest data shows
61% of employees have a first booster and 13% of employees in the state had a second booster.
Time outdoors, electric cars, and cutbacks: CSO releases the year in numbers
The report covers everything from crime to the environment.
Last year
2022
Average electricity bills rose 14% from 2020 to 2021
Median gas prices dropped slightly in the same time period.
CSO: Property price jumps higher outside of the capital as growth continues to slow
Prices rose by 10.8% nationally in the year to September.
There are now more than 62,000 Ukrainian nationals living in Ireland
That’s according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
Number of new electric cars licensed in Ireland jumps by 82% when compared to last year
Between January and October of this year, 14,707 new electric private cars were licensed.
Young people argued with parents and siblings more during first year of the Covid pandemic
The ESRI findings are based on an online survey that was carried out in December 2020.
Domestic overnight trips increase three-fold as post-Covid recovery continues
The CSO said the data demonstrates the ongoing recovery in travel after the disruption caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Annual inflation eases again slightly in September after 38-year high in July
Home heating oil was up 83.8% in the year to September.
Live register figures increase in every county but Tipperary over 12 months
The seasonally adjusted live register for September was 184,100 people – a decrease of 1,900 from the previous month.
Number of Ukrainians arriving in Ireland reaches 54,000
The latest data from the CSO showed more than 1,000 people from Ukraine arrived in one week alone in September.
Population of Ireland aged 65 and over projected to double by 2051
The findings are contained in the newly launched Older Persons Information Hub.
Great Outdoors: Close to 30% of the public took up a new outdoor activity since the pandemic
Of those, nearly half have taken on more than one new outdoor activity.
Property Price Index exceeds Celtic Tiger peak but growth slows in July
Residential property prices increased by 13% in the year to July.
Annual inflation eases slightly from last month's 38-year high
Home heating oil was up 72.9% in the year to August.