CSO: Cattle and milk drive increase in agri output price index
The agricultural input price index rose slightly by 0.6% in the same timeframe.
The most significant output price increases in the 12 months to June 2025 were in cattle (43.6%) and milk (11.9%), while a decrease was recorded in potatoes (15.7%).
Over the 12 months, increases in input prices were recorded for fertilisers (10.5%) and veterinary expenses (4.7%), while motor fuels fell by 6.2%.
Terms of trade fell by 0.7% in June 2025 when compared with the previous month and was 18.2% higher when compared with June 2024.
Sam Scriven, senior statistician in the agriculture division, said: "Agricultural prices fell in the month to June 2025 with the agricultural output price index decreasing by 1% and the agricultural input price Index falling by 0.2%."
Recent figures from the CSO show that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.7% between July 2024 and July 2025.
This is down from an annual increase of 1.8% in the 12 months to June 2025, the CSO said.
Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the CPI grew by 1.8% in the 12 months to July 2025.
The divisions with the largest increases in the 12 months to July 2025 were food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.7%) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3%).
The divisions to record the largest declines when compared with July 2024 were transport (2.8%) and clothing and footwear (2.4%).
Consumer prices rose by 0.1% in the month between June 2025 and July 2025.
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