12.07.201807:29:00UTC+00Ireland CPI Rises For Second Month

Ireland's consumer prices increased for the second straight month in June, data from the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.

The consumer price index climbed 0.4 percent year-over-year in June, the same rate of rise as in May.

Utility costs grew 5.4 percent annually in June, while prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages dropped by 2.1 percent.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent from May, when it rose by 0.6 percent.

The EU measure of inflation or HICP, increased at a stable pace 0.7 percent yearly in June. Month-on-month, the HICP gained 0.1 percent.