Inflation up to 1.8% ahead of US tariffs announcement 

Excluding energy and unprocessed food, inflation is estimated to have gone up by 2% since March 2024.

Food prices were estimated to have increased by 3.2% over the last year. 

The rate of annual inflation in Ireland increased to 1.8% during March due in large part to an increase in food prices, a flash estimate of the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) shows.

According to the flash HICP, prices in Ireland rose by 1.8% in March compared to the 1.4% annual inflation recorded in February. The eurozone average HICP during February was 2.3%.