Main points
● In January 2023, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the RPI was 6.94 per cent, down from the 7.35 per cent in December 2022 (Table 2).
● The 12-month moving average rate for January stood at 6.41 per cent (Table 2).
● The largest upward impact on annual inflation was
Building permits are authorisations to initiate new building projects. The objective of these statistics is to indicate the future development of construction activity in terms of the number of approved new dwellings.
By the end of January 2023, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a deficit of €120.9 million.
Total outbound tourists for the fourth quarter in 2022 were estimated at 180,215, while total nights spent amounted to 1,214,296.
Seasonally adjusted industrial turnover recorded during the fourth quarter of 2022 increased by 1.4 per cent over the previous quarter. When compared to the corresponding period of 2021, working-day adjusted industrial turnover increased by 20.5 per cent.
In September 2022, registered full-time employment increased by 6.4 per cent while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 4.8 per cent when compared to September 2021.
- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS: JANUARY 2023
- INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: DECEMBER 2022
- UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: DECEMBER 2022
- EXPENDITURE OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR BY FUNCTION: 2021
- ICT usage and e-commerce in Enterprises: 2022
- Retail Price Index (RPI): December 2022
- Cruise Passengers: Q4/2022
- Cruise Passengers: Q4/2022 (2)
- Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): December 2022
- Inbound Tourism: November 202