Highest price level since 1996
The price of home heating oil increased by 67.5% between February and March of this year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.
The price of diesel rose 18.1% and petrol increased by 7.7% last month.
Transport costs increased 5.2% on the month, with Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels up by 3.9%.
The CSO said the price in home heating oil was at its highest level since 1996, while the increase in petrol and diesel brought prices to their highest levels since the summer of 2022.
The CSO said the national average price of diesel in March was €2.05 - an increase of 31 cent per litre compared with February.
The average price of petrol was €1.88 last month - up 13 cent in the month.
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