Single adult and lower-income homes hit hardest by inflation

The cost of energy was the largest contributor to the inflation experienced by the lowest 10% of earners

The largest contributor to lower income household inflation was the cost of energy while for higher income households it was the restaurants and hotels. 

Single adult households and those on lower incomes are experiencing the highest levels of inflation with levels well above the increases seen in the Consumer Price Index, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

On Friday, the CSO published its estimated inflation for each household group for March when headline annual inflation was 7.7%. The rate dropped to 7.2% in April.