Ireland’s Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) inflation rate remained unchanged in March, with the annual pace of price growth holding at 3.6% year-on-year. According to the latest data updated on 9 April 2026, the March reading matches the previous rate of 3.6%, also recorded for March 2026 on a year-over-year basis.
The stability in the HICP suggests that, on a harmonised EU basis, consumer price pressures in Ireland neither accelerated nor eased compared with the same month a year earlier. The comparison is made by measuring the change in prices in March against March of the previous year, with the “previous” figure reflecting the same type of year-on-year comparison for the preceding month. For March, both the current and prior readings align at 3.6%, indicating a period of steady inflation rather than renewed price spikes or a marked cooling in consumer costs.
