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All Census returns from 1926 onwards are closed to the public for 100 years

CSO warns against early publication of 1926 Census

Ireland • 14 hrs

The Central Statistics Office has published a "snapshot" of life in Ireland based on statistics it compiles on a regular basis.

CSO publishes snapshot of life in Ireland

Business • 15 hrs

Home prices down by 0.6% on an annual basis for the second month in a row, new CSO figures show

Annual house prices fall for second month in a row

Business • 14 Oct

The number of new cars licensed for the first time in September jumped by 40% to 5,747 from to 4,104 the same time last year.

New car sales accelerate by 40% in September - CSO

Business • 09 Oct

The CSO said that clothing and footwear prices fell by 5.8% on an annual basis last month due to sales

Consumer prices see biggest annual drop since 2010

Business • 08 Oct

The jobless rate, which stood at 4.8% before the coronavirus crisis, hit a record 28.8% in April

Covid adjusted unemployment rate falls to 14.7% - CSO

Business • 29 Sep

Overseas trips in August about 85% lower than this time last year

Overseas trips 'dramatically' lower than last August

Business • 28 Sep

Sales of DIY goods, including paint, glass and electrical goods rose by 26% in August

DIY sales boost retail sales figures in August - CSO

Business • 28 Sep

The cost of the CSO's Response Burden Barometer was €3.86m to businesses last year

Response burden on businesses down by 3% in 2019 - CSO

Business • 21 Sep

New CSO figures show that 96.3% of responding enterprises were trading in some capacity on August 23 despite the Covid-19 crisis

63% of businesses see normal trading despite Covid-19

Business • 16 Sep

Dublin apartment prices rose by 0.4% in July, while apartment prices outside of the city rose by 0.3%

Number of property deals down over 40% in July - CSO

Business • 16 Sep

The CSO said the decision to postpone the Census scheduled for 2021 until 2022 was not taken lightly (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

Census 2021 postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19

Business • 15 Sep

Exports to Britain decreased by 12% to €988 million in July compared with the same month last year.

Exports to Britain fall 12% in July, according to CSO

Business • 15 Sep

Traffic volumes for the week starting August 30 were 15.7% lower in regional locations and 18.9% lower in Dublin than the same week in 2019, new CSO figures show

Rail and bus journeys still 50% lower than pre-Covid

Business • 14 Sep

Dublin accounted for 77.8% of planning permissions for apartments in the second quarter of the year

Planning permissions down 29% in second quarter - CSO

Business • 11 Sep

August saw a 4.4% fall in transport costs due to a reduction in air fares and lower prices for diesel and petrol

Consumer prices see biggest fall since 2010 in August

Business • 10 Sep

New CSO figures show the unemployment rate, including those receiving temporary Covid-19 jobless benefit, fell to 15.4% at the end of August from 17.6% in July

Covid adjusted unemployment rate falls to 15.4% - CSO

Business • 09 Sep

Electric and hybrid cars accounted for 19.1% of new private cars licensed in the first eight months of 2020 compared with 12.5% last year

New car sales increase by 2.2% in August - CSO

Business • 08 Sep

Numbers claiming PUP are down over 60% from the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 continues to impact labour market

Business • 07 Sep

The economy is now in recession after an initial estimate that it expanded in the first quarter was revised downwards today

Economy in recession after second quarter contraction

Business • 07 Sep

CSO reports biggest quarterly decrease in construction output for the second quarter of 2020

Construction output slumps 42.5% in second quarter

Business • 04 Sep

The CSO said that most socio-demographic groups experienced an increase in enforced deprivation rates last year

Rates of enforced deprivation increased last year - CSO

Business • 02 Sep

Car traffic volumes for the week ending August 22 were 19.8% lower than 2019 levels at regional locations and 22.7% lower in Dublin

Transport volumes down after latest Covid restrictions

Business • 31 Aug

Overall overseas arrivals and departures are down 89.8% and 87.4% in July compared to the same time last year

Overseas travel recovers in July from June - CSO

Business • 31 Aug

Retail sales volumes rose by 1.5% in July from June, when all retailers here were allowed reopen after a Covid-19 shutdown

Retail sales post annual growth of 6.4% in July - CSO

Business • 28 Aug

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