Producer prices for food products increased by 4.2% in the 12 months to June 2025, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.

Some of the most notable changes in producer prices for food products over the 12 months to June 2025 were increases in dairy products (up 22%) along with meat and meat products (up 6.4%).

Vegetables and animal oils and fats were down 16.2%.

Domestic producer prices for manufactured goods were on average 0.5% higher in June 2025 compared with a year earlier, while prices for exported goods were down by 5.2%.

Overall, manufacturing producer prices were 4.6% lower in the year.

The most noteworthy changes in other producer prices in the year to June 2025 were: chemicals and chemical products (up 17.3%), furniture (up 2.7%), beverages (down 4%), mining and quarrying (down 3.7%), and rubber and plastic products (down 3.1%).

Wholesale prices for construction products were unchanged in the month to June 2025 but rose by 0.7% in the 12 months since June 2024.

The CSO figures show that wholesale electricity prices fell by 12.2% in the month to June 2025 and were 11.6% lower than June 2024.

Commenting on the CSO release, Deirdre Toher, statistician in the prices division, said: “Wholesale price inflation showed a decrease in June 2025 with a 2% decline in the overall producer price Index for manufacturing industries in the month.

"The price index for export sales was down by 2.3% since May 2025, while the index for home sales was down by 0.2% in the month.

"In the 12 months to June 2025, export producer prices fell by 5.2%, while overall producer prices were down by 4.6%."

Toher explained that the 'all materials' index for construction products saw no change in June 2025, but rose by 0.7% in the 12 months since June 2024.

"The building and construction index (materials and wages) was unchanged in the month but was 1.9% higher than the same month last year," she added.