Statistics
# statistics - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
Suicide in Ireland increased by 7 per cent last year
New figures show 525 people took their own lives in Ireland in 2011.
# statistics - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Over half-a-million breath tests carried out by Gardaà in 2011
An Garda SÃochána’s annual report reveals that 0.2 per cent of drivers tested positive for alcohol or refused to take a test.
# statistics - Saturday 30 June, 2012
Football, flats and detached retinas: The week in numbers
How many people were murdered in Ireland last year? And how much Coke would you need to get drunk?
# statistics - Friday 29 June, 2012
Number of murders, assaults and public order offences continues to fall
The CSO’s figures for crimes recorded in the first quarter of 2012 show the number of offences is on the slide.
# statistics - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Number of planning permissions down almost two-thirds in a year
CSO figures show that the number of housing units approved in the first quarter is down almost 95 per cent on five years ago.
# statistics - Tuesday 26 June, 2012
More than a quarter of births in Ireland are to women aged 35 and over
The major ESRI report on births found also found that one third of all births were to single mothers.
# statistics - Monday 25 June, 2012
Residential property prices record first monthly increase for five years
The CSO’s Residential Property Price Index shows prices increasing – but they’re still at only half of their peak value.
# statistics - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
Richard Tol: This says more about the ESRI’s professionalism than mine
The academic who co-authored the controversial article which was withdrawn by the ESRI said he stands over his findings.
# statistics - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Sharp increase in suicide rate is linked to recession – experts
There were 552 suicides recorded in 2009, an increase of 9 per cent on the previous year. One study found a high number of people who had taken their own lives had been unemployed.
# statistics - Thursday 31 May, 2012
Baby boom: More babies born than in any year since 1891
The CSO has released new figures about births, deaths and marriages in Ireland – including how the average age of brides and grooms is now at a record high.
# statistics - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Census results reveal Ireland’s aging population
The number of young adults in the country has fallen by 10 per cent, according to the results of Ireland’s latest Census.
# statistics - Friday 18 May, 2012
White newborns now a minority in the US
For the first time, there are more Hispanic, black and other minority children under the age of one in the US.
# statistics - Saturday 12 May, 2012
2,700 texts per person sent in Ireland
Latest Eurostat yearbook shows how we compare to our EU neighbours across a range of issues from household expenses to marriage and divorce.
# statistics - Monday 30 April, 2012
New figures show increase in sexual offences and robberies
This was one of the trends seen in the Garda Recorded Crime Statistics 2006 – 2010, which also showed a detection rate of 99 per cent for controlled drug offences and road and traffic offences.
# statistics - Friday 27 April, 2012
Retail sales on the up for second month running
CSO figures show that the volume of retail sales grew by 0.2 per cent last month, with the value of sales up by 0.6pc.
# statistics - Thursday 12 April, 2012
Ouch: consumer prices rose by 2.2 per cent over the past year
Education, transport, alcohol and tobacco saw the biggest increases in price over the past year according to new data from the Central Statistics Office.
# statistics - Saturday 7 April, 2012
The Daily Fix: Saturday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.
# statistics - Friday 30 March, 2012
7 sexy graphs and maps from Census 2011
Yes, we said sexy. And we said it about statistics.
# statistics - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Bad news for the environment: 4 out of 5 use fossil fuels to heat homes
Census 2011 found a clear urban-rural split between people using oil and natural gas to heat their homes.
Census 2011: Surge in non-religious – but 84 per cent remain Catholic
The number of people who define themselves as being of no religion increased by 44 per cent since the 2006 census.
14.5 per cent of dwellings in Ireland vacant in Census 2011
Over one in five vacant properties were holiday homes, while the majority of the remainder were concentrated on rural areas in the west.
Here are the highlights of Census 2011
Divorce is up, as is the number of people in rented property – here’s a snapshot of the nation on one night in April 2011.
# statistics - Monday 26 March, 2012
Inward visitors to Ireland increase by 2.7 per cent
The number of trips to Ireland increased by 30,600 between December 2011 and February 2012, according to the Central Statistics Office.
Apartments in Dublin now worth just 38pc of peak price
CSO figures show that residential property prices across Ireland were down by an average of 2.2 per cent in February.
# statistics - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Taking stick: Ryan can turn Waterford’s nightmare start around
The stats from Waterford’s opening three league games are bleak, writes Shane Stapleton, but all is not lost for Michael Ryan and the Decies.
# statistics - Friday 16 March, 2012
Irish exports recover in January to follow record trade surplus
CSO figures show that the trade surplus reached €3.25 billion in January, while the confirmed figures for 2011 are the best ever.
# statistics - Thursday 15 March, 2012
Cost of living rose by 0.9 per cent in February
Surging costs of clothing and footwear, and bumps to the cost of transport and furniture, mean inflation is on the up.
# statistics - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# statistics - Saturday 10 March, 2012
Column: We’re all being misled. Why? Because we don’t understand numbers
Misunderstandings and lazy reporting of statistics can lead to everything from wrongful convictions to tragic deaths, writes David Robert Grimes.
# statistics - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
New car sales down 18 per cent in February
Although the sale of new goods vehicles was up compared to last year, sales of private cars is down by a significant margin.
# statistics - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Number on Live Register drops slightly in February
New figures from the CSO show the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 14.2 per cent.
# statistics - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Retail sales dip in January compared to last year
The value of retail sales was down by 3.7 per cent compared to December, but by 0.3 per cent compared to January 2011.
Residential property prices continue rapid falls in January
The average home fell in value by 1.9 per cent in January, with the steepest drops in Dublin.
# statistics - Friday 24 February, 2012
Irish agriculture had 8th-highest growth rate in the EU last year
The sector produced over €6.2 billion worth of goods in 2011 with big increases in cereals, cattle and milk output.
# statistics - Thursday 23 February, 2012
Cost of living fell by 0.5 per cent in January
You might’nt have noticed, but technically you got a pay rise – though the cost of living is still 2.2 per cent higher than last year.
# statistics - Friday 17 February, 2012
Visitor levels dip in final months of 2011 – but are up overall last year
Latest CSO stats also show that Irish people travelled abroad less last year than in 2010.
# statistics - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
Trade surplus falls by 23 per cent in December
Ireland’s seasonally adjusted exports fell by €750m in December 2011, while imports rose to chip away at the trade balance.
# statistics - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
One in five households delayed bills to pay for basic goods – CSO
A household survey from Q2 of last year showed that 79 per cent of households had cut back on their spending.
# statistics - Monday 13 February, 2012
Over 3,500 days lost to industrial disputes in 2011
There were just eight industrial disputes in Ireland in 2011 involving a total of 1,384 workers.
# statistics - Wednesday 8 February, 2012
Central Banker to present personal debt stats to Oireachtas committee
Statistician Joe McNeill is due to give the Committee on Finance an overview of non-mortgage personal debt in Ireland later today.
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