Jackie Cahill
Question:152. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Taoiseach the way that the consumer price index has changed annually in Ireland from 2008 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2702/22]
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The latest inflation figures published by the Central Statistics Office show that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 5.5% in the twelve months to December 2021. The annual average Consumer Price Index and the corresponding annual percentage change, for the years 2008 to 2021, are set out in the following table.
Consumer Price Index (base Dec 2016=100)
|
Year |
Annual Average Index |
Annual Average Percentage change (%) |
|
2008 |
101.2 |
4.1 |
|
2009 |
96.7 |
-4.5 |
|
2010 |
95.8 |
-1.0 |
|
2011 |
98.3 |
2.6 |
|
2012 |
99.9 |
1.7 |
|
2013 |
100.4 |
0.5 |
|
2014 |
100.6 |
0.2 |
|
2015 |
100.3 |
-0.3 |
|
2016 |
100.3 |
0.0 |
|
2017 |
100.7 |
0.4 |
|
2018 |
101.2 |
0.5 |
|
2019 |
102.1 |
0.9 |
|
2020 |
101.8 |
-0.3 |
|
2021 |
104.2 |
2.4 |