Full fat milk, cheddar and butter all see price increases over year to April - CSO
The national average price of two litres of full fat milk was up 27 cents in the year to April 2025 according to a new report published today (Thursday, May 8) by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)
The price of a pound of butter also rose by 97 cents and the average price of Irish cheddar per kilogram increased by 79 cents in April when compared with corresponding prices a year earlier.
According to the CSO the Consumer Price Index (CPI) - which measures the change in the average level of prices paid for consumer goods and services - for April 2025 rose by 2.2% between April 2024 and April 2025.
The CPI is based on around 50,000 prices which are collected each month throughout the country for a representative basket consisting of 612 item headings - including goods and services.
Anthony Dawson, statistician in the CSO prices division, said this is the "second month in a row where the CPI has been at, or above, 2.0%".
Consumer prices rose by 0.4% in the month between March 2025 and April 2025 according to the CSO.
Dawson added: "In April 2025, the most significant monthly price changes were in recreation and culture (up 2.1%) and communications (up 1.8%).
"The increase in recreation and culture was due to higher prices for package holidays.
"Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (down 0.2%) and clothing and footwear (down 0.2%) were the divisions to show the largest declines when compared with March 2025".
But the CSO said food and non-alcoholic beverages saw an annual increase "due to higher prices across a range of products such as meat, milk, cheese and eggs, chocolate & confectionery, and mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juice".
National average prices also published today by the office - which compares prices for April 2025 compared to prices for the same product and service in April 2025 - highlights that while some staple household items have seen price increases others have remained static.
One of the biggest jump in consumer prices was for butter but there was also a 17 cent decrease in a 2.5kg bag of potatoes while there was no change in the price of a large (800g) white sliced pan.
