Galway Pulse
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26th February 2020
Prices rise by 1.3 per cent in the year to January 2020
Consumer prices are rising across Ireland, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.
CSO recent statistics show that the most notable changes in the year were increases in Education (+4.1 per cent), Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (+3.8 per cent), Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (+3.5 per cent) and Transport (+3.1 per cent).
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose mainly due to higher rents and mortgage interest repayments in addition to an