Grocery prices for shoppers in the Republic in 2018 were 20 per cent above the EU average ALAMYIrish consumers are paying the fourth highest food and drinks prices in the EU. New figures published by the European Commission show that grocery prices for shoppers in the Republic in 2018 were 20 per cent above the EU average. The most expensive basket of grocery items was in Denmark where prices were 30 per cent above the EU average, followed jointly by Austria and Luxembourg at 24 per cent while Finland joined Ireland in fourth place at 20 per cent. The Eurostat study reveals that alcohol and tobacco products are particularly expensive for Irish consumers with the country having the second highest prices for both. Tobacco prices in Ireland are more than double what most EU consumers pay at 101 per cent above the…

Source: The Times June 20, 2019 23:10 UTC