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A combined view of official prices, labour and property indicators.
OFFICIAL DATACentral Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)
Consumer Prices
Latest period: 2026 AugustConsumer Price Index · Base July 1914=10012,512+0.7%
Consumer Price Index · Base August 1947=1003,922+0.7%
Consumer Price Index · Base August 1953=1003,138+0.7%
Consumer Price Index · Base November 1968=1001,929+0.7%
Consumer Price Index · Base November 1975=100878+0.7%
Consumer Price Index · Base November 1982=100321+0.7%
Consumer Price Index · Base July 1914=100
2025 March2026 August
| Indicator | Latest value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index · Base November 1989=100 | 227 | 2026 August |
| Consumer Price Index · Base November 1996=100 | 192 | 2026 August |
| Consumer Price Index · Base December 2001=100 | 162 | 2026 August |
| Consumer Price Index · Base December 2006=100 | 137 | 2026 August |
| Consumer Price Index · Base December 2011=100 | 132 | 2026 August |
| Consumer Price Index · Base December 2016=100 | 130 | 2026 August |
Unemployment
Latest period: 2026 AugustSeasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 15 - 24 years · Both sexes44.4-0.9%
Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 15 - 24 years · Male24.6+2.5%
Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 15 - 24 years · Female19.8-4.8%
Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 15 - 74 years · Both sexes147-0.8%
Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 15 - 74 years · Male74.6+0.1%
Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 15 - 74 years · Female72.5-1.8%
Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 15 - 24 years · Both sexes
2025 March2026 August
| Indicator | Latest value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 25 - 74 years · Both sexes | 103 | 2026 August |
| Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 25 - 74 years · Male | 50 | 2026 August |
| Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment · 25 - 74 years · Female | 52.6 | 2026 August |
| Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment Rate · 15 - 24 years · Both sexes | 12.3 | 2026 August |
| Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment Rate · 15 - 24 years · Male | 13.1 | 2026 August |
| Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment Rate · 15 - 24 years · Female | 11.4 | 2026 August |
Property Prices
Latest period: 2026 JulyResidential Property Price Index · National - all residential properties209+0.8%
Residential Property Price Index · National - houses209+0.9%
Residential Property Price Index · National - apartments207+0.3%
Residential Property Price Index · Dublin - all residential properties178+0.3%
Residential Property Price Index · Dublin - houses177+0.5%
Residential Property Price Index · Dublin - apartments183+0.2%
Residential Property Price Index · National - all residential properties
2025 February2026 July
| Indicator | Latest value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Property Price Index · Dublin City - houses | 175 | 2026 July |
| Residential Property Price Index · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown - houses | 171 | 2026 July |
| Residential Property Price Index · Fingal - houses | 181 | 2026 July |
| Residential Property Price Index · South Dublin - houses | 180 | 2026 July |
| Residential Property Price Index · National excluding Dublin - all residential properties | 241 | 2026 July |
| Residential Property Price Index · National excluding Dublin - houses | 238 | 2026 July |