According to the Central Statistics Office, companies employing fewer than 250 people accounted for 99.8% of all active enterprises in Ireland during 2020 and generated almost 42% of the total turnover in the business economy that year.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41087155.html

Central Statistics Office figures showed GDP expanded by 12% last year.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-41085796.html

Figures from the Central Statistics Office yesterday show that wholesale electricity prices in July have fallen to their lowest level in two years.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-households-paying-almost-1000-more-for-electricity-than-eu-average/a575360375.html

Figures released by the Central Statistics Office indicate wholesale electricity prices fell in January by 41.4 per cent compared with the previous month, and by 19.5 per cent compared with the same month last year.

Source: https://waterford-news.ie/2023/02/28/energy-price-cuts-nowhere-near-enough-leo-varadkar-says/

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said this week that the cost of items in the average shopping basket was up 12.5pc compared with a year ago.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/soaring-grocery-bills-are-main-financial-worry-for-most-irish-households-an-post-money-survey-finds/a1034910853.html

The Central Statistics Office found earlier this year that 57pc of workers say the state pension will be their main source of income when they retire.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/only-one-in-three-irish-workers-can-afford-to-retire-at-66-and-most-expect-to-work-until-70-survey-finds/a554762606.html

The survey comes as the latest Consumer Price Index from the Central Statistics Office shows a 7.2% rise in the cost of living in the 12 months to April 2023.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41136721.html