# inflation - Thursday 31 March, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
Used car prices have inflated by 53% compared to the start of 2020 before the pandemic.
# inflation - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# Gas Prices
# Gas Prices
The Government is facing calls to back the development of a commercial LNG import terminal in North Kerry.
# inflation - Sunday 27 March, 2022
# Cost Of Living
- "What we have at present is pretty much all being driven by international factors," one economist said.
- Issues around energy, food and fertiliser supplies have all reared their heads as a consequence of the war in Ukraine.
- Consumer sentiment has dipped amid rising prices, raising some concern about Ireland's economic prospects this year.
# inflation - Saturday 26 March, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Experts have warned against a ‘wage-price spiral’ if workers demand wage increases.
# inflation - Wednesday 23 March, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The combined impact of higher prices and greater uncertainty in global trade from the war in Ukraine is likely to weaken Irish growth this year.
# inflation - Tuesday 22 March, 2022
# Public Tenders
# Public Tenders
According to the latest available figures, timber prices rose 64% in a year while steel prices are up almost 30%.
# inflation - Thursday 10 March, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
The last time the CPI was this was was in April 2001.
# inflation - Tuesday 8 March, 2022
# Energy Crunch
# Energy Crunch
Oil suppliers are limiting the amount they are selling to high volume customers.
# Morning Memo
# Morning Memo
Market ructions, gas rationing and 1970s-style inflation fears hit the headlines.
# inflation - Thursday 3 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
“When it comes to a global energy shortage, the implications are far more devastating in developing countries,” one economist said.
# inflation - Tuesday 1 March, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
International stamps have gone up 20 cent.
# inflation - Friday 25 February, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The global supply chain had yet to fully recover from the pandemic shock before the invasion began last night.
# inflation - Thursday 24 February, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Young people are locked out of housing and struggling against rising costs in Ireland, writes Conor Brummell.
# inflation - Wednesday 23 February, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The research found that lower-income, rural and elderly households spent a higher portion of income on energy.
# inflation - Friday 18 February, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Putting money in people’s pockets after the fact instead of tackling the cause of high prices won’t curb the cost of living, Victor Duggan writes.
# inflation - Thursday 17 February, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
The price of home heating oil rose 50% in the past year while petrol jumped nearly 30%.
# inflation - Sunday 13 February, 2022
# Your Say
# Your Say
Polling indicates almost half of unemployed people and single parents have cut back on essential heating and electricity.
# Your Stories
- The Journal asked readers to share their stories about the impact of rising prices and household costs.
- Irish consumer prices rose 5.7% in the year to the end of December last.
- This week, the Government unveiled a package of one-off measures aimed at protecting low and middle income earners.
# inflation - Friday 11 February, 2022
# Bills Bills Bills
# Bills Bills Bills
A quick guide to the new electricity credit scheme.
# inflation - Thursday 10 February, 2022
# Your Stories
# Your Stories
We want to get a sense of how Irish households are coping at the moment – here’s how you can take part.
# Inflation
# Inflation
The rising cost of living is ‘hurting people in the pocket’, said Leo Varadkar.
# What To Expect
- Leo Varadkar says the cost of living is fast becoming the "burning issue" for the public.
- Today's announcements come as a new poll finds 37% of people have cut back on essential heating and electricity use.
# inflation - Wednesday 9 February, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
The Government is to unveil a “substantial” package of measures tomorrow, the Tánaiste told Fine Gael TDs.
# Explainer
# Explainer
With pump prices spiking dramatically and oil climbing towards $100 a barrel, the government’s car fuel tax take is facing criticism.
# inflation - Monday 7 February, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
“It takes effort to shop and switch, and if people make an effort they can save a lot of money,” Seán Fleming told RTÉ’s Drivetime.
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Poland is experiencing one of the EU’s highest levels of inflation, recording an annual rate of 8.6% in December.
# inflation - Sunday 6 February, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
Micheál Martin singled out health and transport charges as areas where the government can take quick action.
# Inflation
- Almost everything is more expensive than it was a year ago, from energy to fuel to bathroom fittings and Big Macs.
- Usually, governments might cut public spending and central bankers could hike interest rates in response.
- But economists say the logic of traditional remedies is 'debatable' in the unprecedented context of the pandemic.
# inflation - Friday 4 February, 2022
# inflation - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
The Cabinet sub committee on economic recovery will meet next week to discuss the rising cost of living in Ireland.
# Inflation
# Inflation
The price of fuel and other living costs are rising.
# inflation - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# Price Pressures
# Price Pressures
Amid heightened anxiety over inflation, the European Central Bank’s Governing Council will meet tomorrow.
# inflation - Sunday 30 January, 2022
# Consumer Price Index
# Consumer Price Index
Campaigners have warned that soaring inflation is hitting lower-income households differently.
# inflation - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Economic Outlook
# Economic Outlook
Economic activity is back to pre-pandemic levels but inflation looms large.
# inflation - Tuesday 25 January, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
‘I honestly don’t think you’re living in the real world,’ Labour leader Alan Kelly told the Taoiseach today.
# inflation - Wednesday 19 January, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
Rising petrol, diesel and household electricity prices all made large contributions to annual inflation.
# inflation - Wednesday 12 January, 2022
# Supply And Demand
# Supply And Demand
In some cases, a second-hand car is being listed with a higher asking price than a new version of the same model.
# inflation - Tuesday 4 January, 2022
# House Prices
# House Prices
Analysis by Davy and Myhome.ie shows that house prices are now seven times average incomes.
# inflation - Thursday 9 December, 2021
# Inflation
# Inflation
Soaring petrol, diesel and energy prices continue to drive inflation, the CSO said.
# inflation - Thursday 11 November, 2021
# Inflation
# Inflation
Electricity and fuel costs are the main drivers of inflation currently, the Central Statistics Office said.
