Irish inflation remains over 6% as majority of items impacted by continuous price hikes

In the twentieth straight month where annual inflation rose by at least 5.0%, just two divisions saw prices decline in June

On a monthly basis, consumer prices in June rose by 0.8% which was primarily driven by increases in the recreation and culture sector. Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Irish inflation fell for the fourth consecutive month in June despite continued increases across the vast majority of consumer items.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that prices have continued on a sharp upward trajectory since April 2021, rising to 6.1% in the last month, which was down from 6.6% compared with May.