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Consumer Price Index rose by 1.8% over year

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.8% between February 2024 and February 2025, down from an annual increase of 1.9% in the 12 months to January 2025, CSO data shows.

Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the CPI grew by 2.2% in the 12 months to February 2025.

The divisions with the largest increases in the 12 months to February 2025 were alcoholic beverages and tobacco (+3.7%) and restaurants and hotels (+3.1%).

Decline

The only divisions to record a decline when compared with February 2024 were clothing and footwear (-4.1%) and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.8%).

Consumer prices rose by 0.9% in the month between January 2025 and February 2025.

The divisions with the largest rises in the month were clothing and footwear (+6.1%) and recreation and culture (+2.3%).

The only divisions to record declines in the month were alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.8%) and communications (-0.2%).