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Consumer Price Index March 2024

Consumer prices rose by 2.9% over the 12 months to March 2024

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CSO statistical publication, 11 April 2024, 11am

Key Findings

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.9% between March 2023 and March 2024, down from an annual increase of 3.4% in the 12 months to February 2024.
This is the fifth time since September 2021 that the annual growth in the CPI has been below 5% while also being the fifth consecutive month where the inflation rate was lower than 5%.
Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the CPI went up by 4.1% in the 12 months to March 2024.
The divisions with the largest increases in the 12 months to March 2024 were Recreation & Culture (+8.3%) and Restaurants & Hotels (+5.5%).
The only divisions to record a decline when compared with March 2023 were Clothing & Footwear (-6.6%) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.6%).
Consumer prices grew by 0.5% in the month between February 2024 and March 2024.
The divisions with the largest growth in the month were Transport (+2.9%) and Recreation & Culture (+2.8%).
The divisions with the largest declines in the month were Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (-1.8%) and Clothing & Footwear (-1.8%).

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (11 April 2024) published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) March 2024.

Commenting on annual changes shown in the release, Anthony Dawson, Statistician in the Prices Division, said: “Today’s publication of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows that prices for consumer goods and services in March 2024 rose by 2.9% on average when compared with March 2023. This is the fifth time since September 2021 that the annual growth in the CPI was below 5%. It is also the fifth consecutive month where the inflation rate was lower than 5%.

Annual Changes

The most significant rises in the 12 months to March 2024 were seen in Recreation & Culture (+8.3%) and Restaurants & Hotels (+5.5%). The annual change in Recreation & Culture costs reflects a rise in prices for package holidays (+37.8%).

Clothing & Footwear (-6.6%) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.6%) were the only divisions to show a decrease when compared with March 2023.

Monthly Changes

Consumer prices in March 2024 rose by 0.5% in the month. During March 2023, prices grew by 1.1% in the month. In March 2024, the most significant monthly price changes were increases in Transport (+2.9%) and Recreation & Culture (+2.8%). Transport increased primarily due to higher prices for airfares.

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (-1.8%) and Clothing & Footwear (-1.8%) were the divisions to show the largest declines when compared with February 2024.

It should be noted that these figures relate to the CPI. The flash estimate published on 02 April 2024 related to the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). (See Background Notes for differences between CPI and HICP)"

National Average Prices

The National Average Prices for selected goods and services for March 2024 are also published today. The National Average Prices are compiled together with the CPI. Commenting on the National Average Prices, Anthony Dawson said: “There were price increases in March 2024 for a 2.5kg bag of potatoes (+48c) and 500g of Spaghetti (+3c), while there were decreases in the price of Irish Cheddar cheese per kg (-26c) and a pound of butter (-14c) when compared with March 2023.” The comprehensive list of items included in the National Average Prices and their monthly prices are available at: https://data.cso.ie/table/CPM12.

Headline Table and Graph

Figure 1 shows the development of the CPI and HICP over recent months. It also shows the recent divergence of the CPI and HICP. This divergence is primarily due to the fact that the CPI includes mortgage interest whereas the HICP does not include mortgage interest.

CPI and HICP
	CPI		HICP
	% monthly change	% annual change	% monthly change	% annual change
Nov 2023	-0.8	3.9	-0.9	2.5
Dec 2023	0.5	4.6	0.4	3.2
Jan 2024	-1.3	4.1	-1.4	2.7
Feb 2024	1.0	3.4	1.1	2.3
Mar 2024	0.5	2.9	0.3	1.7

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X-axis label	CPI	HICP
Mar 2023	7.7	7
Apr 2023	7.2	6.3
May 2023	6.6	5.4
Jun 2023	6.1	4.8
Jul 2023	5.8	4.6
Aug 2023	6.3	4.9
Sep 2023	6.4	5
Oct 2023	5.1	3.6
Nov 2023	3.9	2.5
Dec 2023	4.6	3.2
Jan 2024	4.1	2.7
Feb 2024	3.4	2.3
Mar 2024	2.9	1.7

Annual and Monthly Price Changes

Prices on average, as measured by the CPI, were 2.9% higher in March 2024 compared with March 2023.

The most notable changes in the year were increases in Recreation & Culture (+8.3%), Restaurants & Hotels (+5.5%), Transport (+3.7%) and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+3.6%). The only divisions to show a decrease were Clothing & Footwear (-6.6%) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.6%).

Consumer Prices in March, as measured by the CPI, increased by 0.5% in the month. During March of last year, prices rose by 1.1% in the month. The most significant monthly price changes were increases in Transport (+2.9%) and Recreation & Culture (+2.8%). The largest decreases were recorded in Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (-1.8%) and Clothing & Footwear (-1.8%).

Table 1 - Consumer Price Index (All Items)

Table 1 Consumer Price Index (All Items)
Period		Consumer Price Index (CPI)		Percentage changes
Period		Dec. 2023=100	Dec. 2016=100	1 month	3 months	12 months
2017	Year	83.1	100.7			0.4
2018	Year	83.5	101.2			0.5
2019	Year	84.3	102.1			0.9
2020	Year	84.0	101.8			-0.3
2021	Year	86.0	104.2			2.4
2022	Year	92.7	112.3			7.8
2023	Year	98.6	119.4			6.3

2021	January	83.8	101.5	0.1	0.7	-0.2
	February	84.1	101.9	0.4	0.8	-0.4
	March	84.8	102.7	0.8	1.3	0.0
	April	85.3	103.4	0.7	1.9	1.1
	May	85.5	103.5	0.1	1.6	1.7
	June	85.6	103.7	0.2	1.0	1.6
	July	85.9	104.1	0.4	0.7	2.2
	August	86.5	104.7	0.6	1.2	2.8
	September	86.8	105.2	0.5	1.4	3.7
	October	87.4	105.9	0.7	1.7	5.1
	November	87.9	106.5	0.6	1.7	5.3
	December	88.4	107.0	0.5	1.7	5.5

2022	January	88.0	106.6	-0.4	0.7	5.0
	February	88.8	107.6	0.9	1.0	5.6
	March	90.5	109.6	1.9	2.4	6.7
	April	91.3	110.6	0.9	3.8	7.0
	May	92.2	111.6	0.9	3.7	7.8
	June	93.4	113.1	1.3	3.2	9.1
	July	93.8	113.6	0.4	2.7	9.1
	August	93.9	113.8	0.2	2.0	8.7
	September	94.0	113.8	0.0	0.6	8.2
	October	95.5	115.6	1.6	1.8	9.2
	November	95.8	116.0	0.3	1.9	8.9
	December	95.6	115.8	-0.2	1.8	8.2

2023	January	94.8	114.9	-0.8	-0.6	7.8
	February	96.4	116.7	1.6	0.6	8.5
	March	97.4	118.0	1.1	1.9	7.7
	April	97.9	118.6	0.5	3.2	7.2
	May	98.3	119.0	0.3	2.0	6.6
	June	99.1	120.0	0.8	1.7	6.1
	July	99.3	120.2	0.2	1.3	5.8
	August	99.9	121.0	0.7	1.7	6.3
	September	100.0	121.1	0.1	0.9	6.4
	October	100.3	121.5	0.3	1.1	5.1
	November	99.5	120.5	-0.8	-0.4	3.9
	December	100.0	121.1	0.5	0.0	4.6

2024	January	98.7	119.6	-1.3	-1.6	4.1
	February	99.7	120.8	1.0	0.2	3.4
	March	100.2	121.3	0.5	0.2	2.9

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Table 2 - Consumer Price COICOP Division Indices - March 2024

Contributions to the Overall CPI

Annual Change

Table 3 shows the contribution of each 2-digit COICOP¹ division to the overall change in the CPI. A detailed breakdown of the individual components of each of the 12 COICOP divisions is presented in Tables 4 to 15.

The divisions which caused the largest upward percentage point (pp) contributions to the CPI in the year were Restaurants & Hotels (+0.95 pp), Recreation & Culture (+0.57 pp), Transport (+0.47 pp) and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+0.38 pp).

The only divisions to cause a downward contribution to the CPI in the year were Clothing & Footwear (-0.38 pp) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.03 pp).

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

Restaurants & Hotels rose mainly due to higher prices for alcoholic drinks and food consumed in licensed premises, restaurants, cafes etc. and an increase in the cost of hotel accommodation.
Recreation & Culture increased primarily due to higher prices for package holidays, participation in recreational & sporting services and cultural services.
Transport rose mainly due to higher prices for petrol, diesel, motor cars, the maintenance & repair of personal transport equipment and services in respect of personal transport equipment. This increase was partially offset by lower prices for airfares.
Miscellaneous Goods & Services increased primarily due to higher prices for health insurance premiums, hairdressing salons & personal grooming establishments and higher motor insurance premiums. This increase was partially offset by lower prices for jewellery, clocks & watches.
Clothing & Footwear decreased due to sales.
Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance fell mainly due to lower prices for furniture & furnishings and household textiles. This reduction was partially offset by higher prices for domestic services.

¹_{Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose Adapted to the Needs of Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (2000).}

Monthly Change

The divisions which caused the largest upward percentage point contributions to the CPI in the month were Transport (+0.36 pp) and Restaurants & Hotels (+0.21 pp). The divisions which caused the largest downward percentage point contributions to the CPI in the month were Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (-0.29 pp) and Clothing & Footwear (-0.10 pp).

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

Transport rose mainly due to higher prices for airfares, petrol and diesel.
Restaurants & Hotels increased due to a rise in the cost of hotel accommodation and higher prices for alcoholic drinks and food consumed in licensed premises, restaurants, cafes etc.
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels fell due to lower prices for electricity, gas and home heating oil. This decrease was partially offset by higher rents and mortgage interest repayments.
Clothing & Footwear decreased due to sales.

Table 3 - Contributions to the change in the All Items CPI - March 2024

CPI sub-indices

Tables 4 to 15 detail all COICOP¹ sub-indices of the CPI.

Table 2 and table 17 detail selected consumer price index sub-indices. The sub index for Services rose by 4.5% in the year to March, while Goods increased by 0.5%. Services, excluding mortgage interest repayments, increased by 3.1% in the year since March 2023.

The CPI excluding tobacco increased by 0.4% in the month of March and rose by 2.7% in the year. The CPI excluding mortgage interest rose by 0.4% in the month and increased by 2.0% in the year.

¹_{Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose Adapted to the Needs of Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (2000).}

Table 4 - COICOP Division 01 Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages - March 2024

Table 4 COICOP Division 01 Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages - March 2024
Description	Weights	Index	Percentage changes
Description	2024	Dec. 2023=100	1 month	12 months
01.1 Food	8.6613	100.3	-0.1	2.7
01.1.1 Bread & Cereals	1.6262	100.7	0.5	3.3
Rice	0.0720	101.7	1.2	10.9
Flours & other cereals	0.0358	100.2	-0.4	6.7
Bread	0.5078	100.1	0.1	0.2
Other bakery products	0.5545	100.3	0.7	4.3
Pizza & quiche	0.1017	103.0	2.2	4.7
Pasta products & couscous	0.0812	98.9	1.5	2.3
Breakfast cereals	0.1811	101.0	-0.9	2.4
Other cereal products	0.0922	104.7	1.6	9.2
01.1.2 Meat	2.2144	99.0	-0.8	0.2
Beef & veal	0.3601	99.7	-0.9	1.4
Pork	0.1286	98.4	-2.1	0.8
Lamb & goat	0.1048	102.2	2.9	2.3
Poultry	0.5233	98.1	-1.4	-1.0
Edible offal	0.0042	101.9	1.0	7.0
Dried, salted or smoked meat	0.3946	98.1	-0.1	-0.3
Other meat preparations	0.6988	99.3	-1.2	0.3
01.1.3 Fish	0.3270	98.0	-1.1	1.0
Fresh or chilled fish	0.1621	97.6	-0.8	2.6
Frozen fish	0.0229	100.4	0.1	6.4
Fresh or chilled seafood	0.0167	100.8	-0.7	-3.8
Dried, smoked or salted fish & seafood	0.0304	100.9	0.3	1.1
Other preserved or processed fish & seafood-based preparations	0.0950	96.9	-2.2	-1.8
01.1.4 Milk, cheese & eggs	0.8785	99.9	0.8	-1.1
Fresh whole milk	0.1849	100.2	0.2	-4.1
Fresh low fat milk	0.1100	100.1	0.1	-2.6
Yoghurt	0.1899	100.0	1.6	0.8
Cheese & curd	0.2004	99.1	-0.2	-0.3
Other milk products	0.0790	99.5	2.6	-1.6
Eggs	0.1143	100.3	0.0	1.3
01.1.5 Oils & fats	0.2704	100.1	0.9	0.9
Butter	0.1314	98.9	0.3	-3.0
Margarine & other vegetable fats	0.0627	98.0	2.0	-0.7
Olive oil	0.0308	109.6	2.0	22.7
Other edible oils	0.0455	100.3	0.4	1.6
01.1.6 Fruit	0.7202	100.9	0.4	2.7
Fresh or chilled fruit	0.5879	100.6	0.5	2.8
Dried fruit & nuts	0.1160	102.1	0.3	2.5
Preserved fruit & fruit-based products	0.0164	101.4	-2.5	3.6
01.1.7 Vegetables	1.3884	101.7	-0.6	6.8
Fresh or chilled vegetables other than potatoes & other tubers	0.6050	101.1	-0.9	6.3
Frozen vegetables other than potatoes & other tubers	0.0350	106.5	2.3	10.9
Dried vegetables, other preserved or processed vegetables	0.2590	100.1	0.0	3.9
Potatoes	0.3311	103.3	0.2	14.1
Crisps	0.1583	101.2	-3.2	-1.2
01.1.8 Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate & confectionery	0.8014	101.3	0.1	5.6
Sugar	0.0403	100.2	0.3	12.0
Jams, marmalades & honey	0.0754	98.8	0.5	-3.4
Chocolate	0.3838	102.7	0.7	7.7
Confectionery products	0.1562	100.2	-0.4	8.4
Edible ices & ice cream	0.1240	100.6	-1.2	1.4
Artificial sugar substitutes	0.0218	98.7	-0.4	-1.1
01.1.9 Food products n.e.c.	0.4348	100.5	0.3	6.3
Sauces & condiments	0.2016	101.7	0.3	8.7
Salt, spices & culinary herbs	0.0416	98.8	-0.7	5.6
Baby food	0.0286	100.1	0.5	3.9
Ready-made meals	0.0783	100.0	0.1	4.7
Other food products n.e.c.	0.0846	99.0	1.0	4.0
01.2 Non-alcoholic beverages	1.2802	101.1	-0.2	5.5
01.2.1 Coffee, tea & cocoa	0.3070	100.8	1.3	4.1
Coffee	0.1616	100.5	1.8	3.2
Tea	0.1315	100.8	0.3	4.9
Cocoa & powdered chocolate	0.0139	103.1	3.7	7.0
01.2.2 Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit & vegetable juices	0.9733	101.3	-0.5	6.2
Mineral or spring waters	0.2274	102.1	0.8	4.7
Soft drinks	0.3918	101.4	-1.0	5.7
Fruit & vegetable juices	0.3541	100.6	-1.0	7.7
Total	9.9415	100.4	-0.1	3.0

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Table 5 - COICOP Division 02 Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco - March 2024

Table 6 - COICOP Division 03 Clothing and Footwear - March 2024

Table 7 - COICOP Division 04 Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels - March 2024

Table 8 - COICOP Division 05 Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance - March 2024

Table 9 - COICOP Division 06 Health - March 2024

Table 10 - COICOP Division 07 Transport - March 2024

Table 11 - COICOP Division 08 Communications - March 2024

Table 12 - COICOP Division 09 Recreation and Culture - March 2024

Table 12 COICOP Division 09 Recreation and Culture - March 2024
Description	Weights	Index	Percentage changes
Description	2024	Dec. 2023=100	1 month	12 months
09.1 Audio-visual, photographic & information processing equipment	0.1149	97.7	-2.5	-5.1
09.1.1 Equipment for the reception, recording & reproduction of sound & pictures	0.0400	100.0	-0.4	-1.5
09.1.3 Information processing equipment	0.0501	97.2	-3.4	-9.2
09.1.4 Recording media	0.0224	94.2	-4.7	-3.0
09.1.5 Repair of audio-visual, photographic & information processing equipment	0.0023	100.2	0.0	0.7
09.2 Other major durables for recreation & culture	0.0279	99.8	0.0	-0.6
09.3 Other recreational items & equipment, gardens & pets	1.2373	100.5	-0.2	-0.2
09.3.1 Games, toys & hobbies	0.3880	99.4	-0.9	-6.0
09.3.2 Equipment for sport, camping & open-air recreation	0.1632	99.2	0.0	0.3
09.3.3 Gardens, plants & flowers	0.3545	102.0	0.3	1.3
09.3.4/5 Pets & related products including veterinary & other services for pets	0.3317	101.0	0.3	3.3
09.4 Recreational & cultural services	3.4079	102.9	0.1	4.1
09.4.1 Recreational & sporting services	1.8736	105.0	0.0	5.3
Sports admittance	0.1214	101.9	0.0	3.9
Sports participation	0.4001	106.1	0.0	6.4
Club & society subscriptions	1.3522	105.1	0.0	5.1
09.4.2 Cultural services	1.5343	100.4	0.3	2.9
Cinema	0.0462	103.0	1.2	-0.7
Cultural admittance	0.1857	100.4	0.0	12.3
Television services	1.2887	100.3	0.3	2.1
Other entertainment	0.0137	101.0	1.1	5.1
09.5 Newspapers, books & stationery	0.6753	100.6	0.0	-1.2
09.5.1 Books	0.1280	99.6	-0.8	-15.5
09.5.2 Newspapers & periodicals	0.2823	101.3	0.3	4.6
09.5.3/4 Miscellaneous printed matter and stationery & drawing materials	0.2650	100.5	0.1	0.6
09.6 Package holidays	1.3683	99.6	15.9	37.8
Total	6.8315	101.5	2.8	8.3

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Table 13 - COICOP Division 10 Education - March 2024

Table 14 - COICOP Division 11 Restaurants and Hotels - March 2024

Table 15 - COICOP Division 12 Miscellaneous Goods and Services - March 2024

Table 15 COICOP Division 12 Miscellaneous Goods and Services - March 2024
Description	Weights	Index	Percentage changes
Description	2024	Dec. 2023=100	1 month	12 months
12.1 Personal care	3.3534	99.8	0.7	1.2
12.1.1 Hairdressing salons & personal grooming establishments	1.1877	101.6	0.8	6.5
Hairdressing	0.8957	102.1	1.0	7.9
Health & beauty treatments	0.2920	100.2	0.2	2.7
12.1.2 Electric appliances for personal care	0.0413	99.5	-3.2	-6.4
12.1.3 Other appliances, articles & products for personal care	2.1245	98.9	0.7	-1.0
Hygiene products	0.6285	97.8	0.3	-2.2
Hair products	0.2443	101.2	5.4	-1.4
Cosmetics & skincare products	0.8363	99.1	0.5	1.3
Toilet accessories	0.4153	98.5	-1.1	-3.2
12.3 Personal effects n.e.c.	0.8934	100.7	0.1	-5.7
12.3.1 Jewellery, clocks & watches	0.4976	101.0	-0.1	-10.0
12.3.2 Other personal effects	0.3958	100.2	0.2	-1.2
12.4 Social protection	0.8521	100.2	0.0	0.8
Childcare	0.7194	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other social protection	0.1327	101.4	0.1	5.7
12.5 Insurance	3.7303	103.7	2.7	9.3
12.5.2 Insurance connected with the dwelling	0.2321	102.2	0.8	5.3
12.5.3 Insurance connected with health	2.5477	104.3	3.5	11.1
12.5.4 Insurance connected with transport	0.9505	102.3	0.8	5.1
Motor insurance	0.9218	102.4	0.9	5.0
Motor cycle insurance	0.0081	99.1	0.0	2.7
Motor car insurance	0.9137	102.4	0.8	5.0
Travel insurance	0.0287	100.0	0.0	7.3
12.6 Financial services n.e.c.	0.4080	100.0	0.0	0.1
12.7 Other services n.e.c.	1.0788	100.2	0.1	1.0
Total	10.3160	101.4	1.2	3.6

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Table 16 - Consumer Price Index Goods and Services by COICOP Division - March 2024

Table 17 - Consumer Price Index Subindices - March 2024

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices

Prices on average, as measured by the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), increased by 1.7% compared with March 2023.

Table 19 details the COICOP sub-indices for the HICP. The most notable changes in the year were increases in Recreation & Culture (+8.3%), Restaurants & Hotels (+5.5%), Transport (+3.8%) and Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+3.2%). There were decreases in Clothing & Footwear (-6.7%), Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (-4.2%), Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.6%) and Health (-0.5%).

The HICP increased by 0.3% in the month. This compares to an increase of 0.9% recorded in March of last year.

The most significant monthly price changes were increases in Transport (+3.1%) and Recreation & Culture (+2.8%). There were decreases in Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (-2.3%) and Clothing & Footwear (-1.9%).

Table 18 - EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) - Ireland

Table 19 - EU Harmonised Consumer Price COICOP Division Indices - March 2024 Ireland

National Average Price

National Average Prices for selected goods and services for March 2024 are detailed in Table 20.

Looking at the National Average Prices of some staple items:

The national average price for bread (large (800g) white sliced pan) was down 3 cents in the year to March 2024, while the same size brown sliced pan also reduced by 3 cents in the year.
Spaghetti per 500g increased by 3 cents in the year while the average price for 2.5kg of potatoes was up 48 cents.
Full fat milk per 2 litres decreased by 10 cents in the year while butter per lb fell by 14 cents and the average price of Irish cheddar per kg fell by 26 cents.
The national average price of a take-home 50cl can of lager at €2.37 was up 9 cents on average from March 2023 while a take-home 50cl can of cider at €2.69 was up 17 cents.
In March 2024, the national average price of a pint of stout in licensed premises was €5.65, up 17 cents in the year, while a pint of lager was €6.07, up 15 cents compared with March 2023.

National Average Price

National Average Prices for selected goods and services for March 2024 are detailed below

These prices are compared to the same product and service in March 2023. A full list of National Average Prices is detailed in Table 20.

Decrease

now €1.65

White Sliced Pan (800g)

Increase

now €1.43

Spaghetti (500g)

Increase

48c

now €3.92

Bag of Potatoes (2.5kg)

Decrease

10c

now €2.18

Milk - Full Fat (2L)

Decrease

26c

now €10.46

Irish Cheddar Cheese (kg)

Decrease

14c

now €3.71

Butter (lb/454g)

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Table 7 COICOP Division 04 Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels - March 2024
Description	Weights	Index	Percentage changes
Description	2024	Dec. 2023=100	1 month	12 months
04.1/04.2 Actual rentals for housing & mortgage interest	8.8856	101.2	0.4	11.5
04.1.1 Actual rentals paid by tenants (Rents)	6.8298	100.7	0.3	5.4
Private Rents	5.4354	100.5	0.0	5.1
Local Authority Rents	1.3944	101.3	1.3	6.6
04.2.1 Mortgage Interest	2.0558	102.7	0.8	25.2
04.3 Maintenance & repair of the dwelling	0.8189	100.3	0.6	1.6
04.3.1 Materials for the maintenance & repair of the dwelling	0.2248	99.6	0.5	0.0
04.3.2 Services for the maintenance & repair of the dwelling	0.5941	100.5	0.5	2.4
04.4 Water supply & miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling	0.2156	101.5	1.0	2.7
04.5 Electricity, gas & other fuels	6.2439	94.1	-5.3	-16.1
04.5.1 Electricity	3.5620	92.2	-6.5	-21.8
04.5.2 Gas	1.3306	93.4	-5.6	-17.7
Natural gas	1.2716	93.1	-5.8	-18.9
Bottled gas	0.0590	100.1	0.0	1.1
04.5.3 Liquid fuels (Home Heating Oil)	0.8584	101.0	-3.3	1.2
04.5.4 Solid fuels	0.4929	97.6	-0.1	-7.1
Total	16.1640	98.4	-1.8	1.0

Consumer Price Index March 2024