Grocery price inflation rate slows to lowest since February 2025

Grocery inflation down to 4.16% from the 4.77% recorded in June, continuing a trend of monthly declines since April, when the rate stood at 6.7%

Dunnes Stores retains a narrow lead over Tesco when it comes to the total share of consumer spending in Ireland.

Irish grocery price inflation slowed to 4.16% in the 12 weeks to July 12, marking the slowest rate of growth since February 2025, new data shows.

According to data from the Worldpanel by Numerator, grocery inflation is down from the 4.77% recorded in June, continuing a trend of monthly declines since April, when the rate stood at 6.7%.

In the four weeks to July 12, take-home grocery sales increased by 6.3%, compared to the same period last year. Overall, customers made 44 million trips to supermarkets during this period — up 3.6% year-on-year.

Business development director at Worldpanel by Numerator Emer Healy said “shoppers clearly felt like they had a little more room to trade up, which explains why branded goods and premium ranges both grew faster than own label this period”.

Sales of branded goods grew by 10.6% in value and added €173m this period, with value share hitting 49%. Own label grew more modestly at 3.4%, adding €58m, while premium ranges also held their own, up 9.8% in value and leading all ranges on pack growth at 15%.

Sales of savoury snacks were up 16.6%, soft drinks were up 8.7%, and prepared fruit was up 4.2%. Shoppers also spent an additional €3.7m on deodorant and suncare over the period as they battled the heat.

Purchases of products on promotion accounted for 23.4% of the value share.

Dunnes Stores retains a narrow lead over Tesco when it comes to the total share of consumer spending in Ireland. In the 12 weeks to July 12, Dunnes Stores share of spending stood at 23.7%, with shoppers increasing their trips to their stores by 1.2%, adding an additional €10.1m to overall performance.

Tesco holds 23.5% of the market. Additional trips to the stores as well as new shoppers brought in an additional €21.3m for the supermarket chain.

SuperValu holds 19.6% share and leads all major retailers on trip frequency, with customers averaging 25.9 visits over the latest 12 weeks, contributing an additional €11.7m to overall performance.

Lild’s market share stands at 15% marking a new record high for the retailer, while Aldi holds 11.1% of the market.

Online grocery shopping also increased significantly, up 23.2% compared to the same period last year, with shoppers spending an additional €15.8m.