The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2025, showing a slower pace of inflation compared with July.

Inflation and overall index

• The August 2025 inflation rate stood at 1.4%, down from 1.5% in July 2025 (relative to August 2024).
• The 12-month comparison for August 2024 versus August 2023 was 0.4%.

All-items index movements

• The All Items Index for August 2025 was 125.6, a 0.1-point drop (0.1%) from July 2025.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages

• The sub-index for Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages declined from 154.6 in July 2025 to 153.6 in August 2025, a 0.6% decrease;
• The drop was driven by falling prices for several vegetables and staples, including tomatoes, cucumber, ochroes, melongene, eddoes, green sweet pepper, garlic, pumpkin, carbonated soft drinks, and chive; and
• This decrease was partly offset by price rises in items such as Irish potatoes, pimento, hot peppers, cheddar cheese, onions, fresh carite, parboiled rice, celery, melon, and fresh steak.

Month-to-month shifts by category

• In August 2025 versus July 2025, there were increases in:
  • Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco: up 0.3%
  • Clothing and Footwear: up 0.7%
  • Health: up 0.2%
• All other sections remained unchanged.

What this means

• The inflation pace eased slightly from July, reflecting softer food-price pressures amid broader steadying price trends across some consumer categories. Analysts will be watching how agricultural crops and energy costs influence subsequent monthly figures.

For readers seeking more detail, the CSO’s full CPI report breaks out price movements by sub-indices and items for August 2025.