Rents rise again as car insurance costs ease from elevated levels

Rents continued to rise in August but the costs of insuring a car fell slightly from their elevated levels, the latest consumer price index figures show.

The CSO said the overall cost of living for the prices of all the goods and services across the economy fell 0.2% in the month and are now 0.1% lower than August 2015.

The prices of many goods and services across the economy have been moderate or falling for some time reflecting lower oil prices and the lack of wage inflation, despite the gradual pickup in the economy.