Consumer Price Index June 2026

Headline Table and Graph

Figure 1 shows the development of the CPI and HICP over recent months. The primary difference between CPI and HICP is the inclusion of Mortgage Interest in the CPI, whereas it’s not included in the HICP. Full details of the difference between CPI and HICP can be found in the background notes of this release.

Annual and Monthly Price Changes

Prices on average, as measured by the CPI, are 3.4% higher in June 2026 compared with June 2025.

The most notable changes in the year were increases in Education Services (+8.9%), Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+7.3%), Clothing & Footwear (+7.0%) and Insurance & Financial Services (+5.7%). The only division to show a decrease was Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.1%).

Consumer Prices in June, as measured by the CPI, increased by 0.3% in the month. During June of last year prices rose by +0.5% in the month. The most significant monthly price increases were in Recreation, Sport & Culture (+4.3%) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+0.6%). The largest monthly decreases were in Clothing & Footwear (-0.9%) and Transport (-0.8%).

Contributions to the Overall CPI

Annual Change

Table 3 shows the contribution of each 2-digit ECOICOP¹ division to the overall change in the CPI. A detailed breakdown of the individual components of each of the 13 ECOICOP divisions is presented in Tables 4 to 16.

The divisions which caused the largest upward percentage point (pp) contributions to the CPI in the year were Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+1.12 pp), Restaurants & Accommodation Services (+0.73 pp), Transport (+0.46 pp) and Clothing & Footwear (+0.29 pp).

The only division to cause a downward contribution to the CPI in the year was Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.01 pp).

The main factors contributing to the annual change were as follows:

• Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels increased primarily due to a rise in the cost of rents, mortgage interest repayments, home heating oil and electricity.
• Restaurants & Accommodation Services rose mainly due to higher prices for food and drinks consumed in licensed premises, restaurants, cafes etc.
• Transport rose due to higher prices for diesel and petrol.
• Clothing & Footwear increased due to higher costs for garments, shoes and other footwear.
• Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance fell mainly due to lower prices for household textiles and non-durable household goods which was offset by increases in domestic services provided by paid staff and household furniture. 

¹_{European Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose version 2.}

Monthly Change

The divisions that caused the largest upward percentage point contributions to the CPI in the month were Recreation, Sport & Culture (+0.30 pp) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+0.08 pp). The divisions which caused the largest downward percentage point contributions to the CPI in the month were Transport (-0.09 pp) and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (-0.04 pp).

The main factors contributing to the monthly change were as follows:

• Recreation, Sport & Culture rose mainly due to an increase in the cost of package holidays. 
• Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels increased primarily due to an increase in the cost of rents, mortgage interest and electricity. This was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of home heating oil.
• Transport fell primarily due to a decrease in the price of diesel and petrol. This was partially offset by an increase in the cost of air fares. 
• Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages decreased across a range of products such as sugar, confectionery and desserts. 

CPI sub-indices

Tables 4 to 16 detail all ECOICOP sub-indices of the CPI.

Table 2 and Table 18 detail selected consumer price index sub-indices. The sub index for Services rose by 4.0% in the year to June, while Goods increased by 2.8%. Services, excluding mortgage interest repayments, increased by 3.8% in the year since June 2025.

The CPI excluding tobacco increased by 0.3% in the month of June and rose by 3.4% in the year. The CPI excluding mortgage interest rose by 0.3% in the month and climbed by 3.3% in the year.

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices

Prices on average, as measured by the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), increased by 3.2% compared with June 2025.

Table 20 details the ECOICOP sub-indices for the HICP. The most notable changes in the year were increases in Education Services (+9.0%), Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+7.2%), Clothing & Footwear (+7.0%), and Insurance & Financial Services (+5.0%). The only decrease was recorded in Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.2%).

The HICP increased by 0.3% in the month. This compares to an increase of 0.5% recorded in June of last year.

The most significant monthly price increases were in Recreation, Sport & Culture (+4.3%) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+0.5%). The largest price decreases were recorded in Transport (-0.9%) and Clothing & Footwear (-0.8%).

National Average Price

National Average Prices for selected goods and services for June 2026 are detailed in Table 21.

Looking at the National Average Prices of some staple items:

• The national average price for bread (large (800g) white sliced pan) was unchanged in the year to June 2026, while the same size brown sliced pan decreased by 4 cent in the year.
• The national average price of 1kg of sirloin steak fell by 35 cents in the year, while the average price for 2.5kg of potatoes was down by 21 cents.
• The national average price of full fat milk per 2 litres was down 9 cents in the year, while butter per lb fell by 54 cents and the average price of Irish cheddar per kg decreased by 30 cents.
• The national average price of a take-home 50cl can of lager at €2.41 remained unchanged compared to June 2025, while a take-home 50cl can of cider at €2.72 was up 1 cent.
• In June 2026, the national average price of a pint of stout in licensed premises was €6.33, up 26 cents in the year, while a pint of lager was €6.75, also up 26 cents compared with June 2025.
• The national average price for a litre of diesel in June 2026 was €1.88, an increase of 23 cents on the same time last year. Petrol prices increased by 16 cents to €1.85 a litre.