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December also saw higher prices for rents, mortgages and education costs

Housing costs push 2019 inflation rate up to 0.9%

Business / 16 Jan

Property prices nationally have increased by 85.7% from their low point in early 2013, today's CSO figures show

Residential property prices rise by 1.4% in November

Business / 15 Jan

12.7% of new cars sold last year were electric or electric hybrid, a jump of 67.4% compared with 2018

Used car sales reach highest ever level in 2019 - CSO

Business / 14 Jan

Numbers signing on Live Register continued to fall in December, new CSO figures show

Numbers signing on Live Register fall again - CSO

Business / 09 Jan

Sales of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical articles slowed by 9% in November, new CSO figures show

Monthly retail sales sink by 3.3% in November - CSO

Business / 08 Jan

The unemployment figure has been steady at 4.8% for three months in a row

Unemployment rate unchanged at 4.8% in December - CSO

Business / 07 Jan

The CSO figures show that pension coverage increases with age

Almost 60% of workers have pension coverage - CSO

Business / 06 Jan

Planning permissions for the building of 5,656 apartments were approved in the third quarter of this year

Planning permissions for apartments soar over 80% - CSO

Business / 18 Dec 19

The country's GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter, new CSO figures show

Economy sees GDP growth of 1.7% in third quarter

Business / 13 Dec 19

Inflation rate rises to 1.1% in November, new CSO figures show

Inflation rate rises to 1.1% in November - CSO

Business / 12 Dec 19

Residential property prices rose by 0.9% nationally in the year to October

Residential property price growth slows to 0.9% - CSO

Business / 12 Dec 19

New figures show that the number of trips made by Irish residents overseas increased by 7.9% in the third quarter of this year

Irish people make highest ever number of trips abroad

Business / 11 Dec 19

The US, Belgium, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands are the country's top five export markets

US was country's biggest export market in 2018

Business / 10 Dec 19

Volkswagen was the most popular make of new private cars licensed in November, new CSO figures show

New car sales speed up by 1.8% in November - CSO

Business / 09 Dec 19

Residential building recorded a strong increase of 8.2% in the third quarter, new CSO figures show

Residential building output up 8.2% in third quarter

Business / 06 Dec 19

Burglars are the most likely criminals to reoffend

30% of probationers reoffend within a year - CSO

Crime / 06 Dec 19

The CSO said the Live Register fell by 2,300 in November to bring the seasonally adjusted total to 186,400.

Numbers signing on Live Register fall in November

Business / 05 Dec 19

The economy is approaching full employment, where just about everyone who wants a job has one

Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.8% in November

Business / 03 Dec 19

Retail sales slow down by 0.5% in October, new CSO figures show

Retail sales weaken in October - CSO

Business / 28 Nov 19

New CSO figures show the percentage of people considered to be experiencing enforced deprivation fell to 15.1% from 18.8% in 2017

Household income levels up, deprivation rates fall: CSO

Business / 28 Nov 19

A bus stop was the closest public transport option for 4.4 million people, or 93% of the population, a new CSO report shows

Bus stop closest public transport option for 93% - CSO

Business / 27 Nov 19

The CSO's Labour Force Survey is the official source of data for employment and unemployment in Ireland

Unemployment rate falls to 4.9% in third quarter - CSO

Business / 19 Nov 19

Co Dublin recorded the highest median wage last year, new CSO figures show

Average weekly earnings rise by 3.4% in 2018 - CSO

Business / 15 Nov 19

Residential property prices increased by 1.1% nationally in the year to September - the slowest rate of growth in over six years

Property prices see slowest growth in six years - CSO

Ireland / 14 Nov 19

Ireland is out of step with European limits when it comes to house price inflation, private and government debt levels and our international investment position

Scoreboard shows just 4 breaches of EU thresholds - CSO

Business / 13 Nov 19

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