CSO: Services producer prices increase by over 4% 

In the first quarter, services producer prices increased by 1.1%. This compares to a 1.5% increase recorded in the final quarter of 2021.

Services producer prices were increased on average by 4.1% in the first quarter of 2022 in comparison to the same period last year, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Significant annual increases were seen in a number of industries including air transport, as well as sea and coastal transport, which rose by 29.8% and 21.5% respectively. While warehousing, storage and cargo handling, up 16.4%, and security and investigation increased by 8.9%.