Industries · Food & beverage · Ireland · Friday, 13 November 2026

Food & beverage in Ireland

What people here follow in this industry today, what they spend on it and what it costs, from public data.

Food & beverage

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Rising in 2 countries
United Kingdom, Ireland

In the news here

0.5% of the news here today · 1.0× its usual share

Cost of living
0.4% of the news
Health
1.2% of the news

The numbers

Food and drinks

How fast prices rise (over a year): 0.3% Sept 2026 · Eurostat
How pricey it is against the world (World average = 100): 139.9 2021 · World Bank, ICP 2021
What households spend per person (US$ per person a year): US$2,138 2021 · World Bank, ICP 2021

Alcohol and tobacco

How fast prices rise (over a year): 2.6% Sept 2026 · Eurostat
How pricey it is against the world (World average = 100): 216.7 2021 · World Bank, ICP 2021
What households spend per person (US$ per person a year): US$1,381 2021 · World Bank, ICP 2021

How big the sector is

Share of the economy · industry: 37.8% 2025 · World Bank
Share of jobs · industry: 18.2% 2025 · World Bank (ILO estimate)
Share of the economy · manufacturing: 33.9% 2025 · World Bank

Spending and price levels are the World Bank’s latest benchmark (ICP 2021); price rises are the latest month from the OECD and Eurostat. Whole spending categories, not single products.

What we can and can’t see

1 topic people read, search, watch or download
What households spend per person
How pricey it is against the world
How fast prices rise
The sector’s share of the economy
The sector’s share of jobs
Related issues in the news

We can’t see sales, the price of single products, company figures or what people buy in shops.

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