Consumer prices rose by 2.7% on an annual basis in September from 1.9% a month earlier, a flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices from the Central Statistics Office show today.
That is the highest rate of estimated inflation since January 2024, but the CSO noted that the growth was from a low base in September 2024.
Prices fell 0.2% between August and September, today's figures show.
The CSO said that food prices are estimated to have decreased by 0.2% in the last month and increased by 4.7% in the last 12 months.
Meanwhile, energy prices are estimated to have declined by 0.3% in the month and grown by 1% over the 12 months to September, while transport costs are down 1.6% in the month and 1.5% higher on an annual basis.
Eurostat will publish estimated inflation figures for the whole of the euro zone, including Ireland, tomorrow.
