{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-hicp-communications","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-hicp-communications","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-hicp-communications/","title":"Ireland HICP — Communications (2025)","description":"Ireland's HICP — Communications: 92.3 Index (annual average) in 2025, +1.4% YoY. Eurostat (PRC_HICP_AIND), 2005–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"Index (annual average)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland HICP — Communications","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/PRC_HICP_AIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"92.3","unit":"Index (annual average)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.4%","unit":"Index (annual average)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland HICP — Communications"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":101.4},{"period":"2006","value":100.9},{"period":"2007","value":101.4},{"period":"2008","value":102.3},{"period":"2009","value":102.8},{"period":"2010","value":104.2},{"period":"2011","value":106.7},{"period":"2012","value":105},{"period":"2013","value":101.3},{"period":"2014","value":98.4},{"period":"2015","value":100},{"period":"2016","value":98.8},{"period":"2017","value":98.6},{"period":"2018","value":97.7},{"period":"2019","value":92.5},{"period":"2020","value":86.1},{"period":"2021","value":86.4},{"period":"2022","value":88.9},{"period":"2023","value":90},{"period":"2024","value":91},{"period":"2025","value":92.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (annual average)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"92.3","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"91.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"90.0","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"88.9","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"86.4","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"86.1","yoyChange":"-6.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"92.5","yoyChange":"-5.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"97.7","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"98.6","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"98.8","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"98.4","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"101.3","yoyChange":"-3.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"105.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"106.7","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"104.2","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"102.8","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"102.3","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"101.4","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"100.9","yoyChange":"-0.5%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the HICP for communications (telecoms, postal) in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 106.7 Index (annual average) in 2011 and reached its lowest recorded value of 86.1 in 2020. The latest reading of 92.3 in 2025 represents a change of +1.3."}]}