This is the largest annual CPI increase since November 2000 when the annual inflation rate in the country also stood at 7 percent, said the CSO.
In April, the largest annual increases in prices were recorded in the transport sector (up 18.9 percent) and the sector of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (up 17.1 percent), it said.
In response to the rising cost of living, the Irish government has taken a number of measures including reducing fuel taxes and providing subsidies for household electricity and gas bills.
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