Fuel and energy costs help drive consumer prices to their highest since 2007

Fuel costs have rocketed in recent months, but a mix of factors are now seeing price increases spilling into a broadening range of consumer goods and services categories.

Sky-rocketing fuel and energy costs helped drive Irish consumer prices to their highest level in over 14 years, last month, new figures show.

But, on top of fuel shortages; pent-up spending demand and global supply constraints have resulted in price rises spilling over into numerous other goods and services categories.