Ireland’s Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) remained unchanged in April 2026, with annual inflation holding at 3.6% year-on-year, according to data updated on 14 May 2026.
The reading matches the previous annual rate of 3.6%, indicating that price pressures, as measured on a harmonised basis comparable across the EU, neither accelerated nor eased compared with the prior month’s year-on-year change. Under the comparison methodology, the April figure reflects price developments versus April a year earlier, while the previous indicator measured the change in the prior month against the same month of the previous year.
The steady outcome suggests inflation dynamics in Ireland remained relatively stable into the second quarter of 2026, with no fresh acceleration in consumer price growth on a harmonised basis over the latest annual comparison period.
