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  "generated_at": "2026-06-15T19:24:46.450022+00:00",
  "last_refresh": "2026-06-15",
  "source": "ECB MIR monthly new housing loans adjusted with Eurostat total dwelling house price index, and Eurostat residential building permit data; mortgage series seasonally adjusted with STL; residential permit series seasonally adjusted with STL; mortgage series smoothed with a 6-month moving average and residential permit series smoothed with a 6-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.",
  "source_description": "Monthly Ireland housing market activity indicator based on a weighted combination of new mortgage lending and residential building permits, indexed to 2019 = 100. Mortgage lending and residential permits are seasonally adjusted with STL before smoothing. Mortgage lending is smoothed with a 6-month moving average and residential permits are smoothed with a 6-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.",
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    "indicator_name": "Ireland housing market activity",
    "indicator_description": "Monthly Ireland housing market activity indicator based on a weighted combination of new mortgage lending and residential building permits, indexed to 2019 = 100. Mortgage lending and residential permits are seasonally adjusted with STL before smoothing. Mortgage lending is smoothed with a 6-month moving average and residential permits are smoothed with a 6-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.",
    "title": "Ireland housing market activity",
    "description": "Monthly Ireland housing market activity indicator based on a weighted combination of new mortgage lending and residential building permits, indexed to 2019 = 100. Mortgage lending and residential permits are seasonally adjusted with STL before smoothing. Mortgage lending is smoothed with a 6-month moving average and residential permits are smoothed with a 6-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.",
    "source": "ECB MIR monthly new housing loans adjusted with Eurostat total dwelling house price index, and Eurostat residential building permit data; mortgage series seasonally adjusted with STL; residential permit series seasonally adjusted with STL; mortgage series smoothed with a 6-month moving average and residential permit series smoothed with a 6-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.",
    "source_description": "Monthly Ireland housing market activity indicator based on a weighted combination of new mortgage lending and residential building permits, indexed to 2019 = 100. Mortgage lending and residential permits are seasonally adjusted with STL before smoothing. Mortgage lending is smoothed with a 6-month moving average and residential permits are smoothed with a 6-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.",
    "visibility": "public",
    "updated_at": "2026-06-15T18:56:42.608167Z",
    "last_refresh": "2026-06-15",
    "table_id": "macro_economics/housing/ie_housing_market_activity_monthly",
    "topic": "Macroeconomics",
    "subtopic": "Housing",
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    "page_slug": "ireland-housing-market-activity",
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    "series_type": "single",
    "frequency": "monthly",
    "units": "Index (2019 = 100)",
    "legend": false,
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    "featured_rank_topic": 5,
    "featured_rank_subtopic": 2,
    "chart_title": "Ireland Housing Market Activity",
    "y_axis_label": "Index [2019=100]",
    "related_indicators": [
      {
        "title": "Ireland Furniture Retail Market Size",
        "url": "/indicators/retail/market-size/ireland-furniture-retail-turnover/",
        "label": "Retail"
      },
      {
        "title": "Ireland Furniture Consumer Market Size",
        "url": "/indicators/retail/market-size/ireland-furniture-consumer-market-size/",
        "label": "Market size"
      },
      {
        "title": "UK Housing Market Activity",
        "url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/housing/uk-housing-market-activity/",
        "label": "Housing"
      }
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    "taxonomy_page_labels": [
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    "taxonomy_collection": "market-activity",
    "taxonomy_collection_label": "Market activity",
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    "methodology_url": "/about/methodology/housing-market-activity/",
    "methodology_label": "Housing Market Activity Methodology",
    "data_hash": "5cbeb01068cfddb00e6875a7814a8575da31ff0825c1617c53a38f27fb20fad0",
    "trend_summary": "In April 2026, the indicator reached 96.4 index points, compared with 107.6 index points in January 2015. The latest month changed by 0.3 index points from March 2026, while the full-period change was -11.2 index points. Across the available history, the range runs from 81.3 in December 2024 to 126.2 in February 2023. The latest observation sits between the period low and high, so it should be read against both the December 2024 trough and the February 2023 peak.",
    "trend_summary_generated_at": "2026-06-15T19:25:17.156155+00:00",
    "trend_summary_source": "fallback",
    "key_findings": [
      "Ireland's housing activity at 96.4 index points remains below the 2019 baseline, indicating a cautious demand signal.",
      "The current index reflects a fragile housing cycle, with recent movement showing no clear demand impulse.",
      "This housing signal should be viewed with the furniture retail market's growth, which reached €1,769.9 million in 2025, indicating cautious consumer behavior."
    ],
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    "key_findings_generated_at": "2026-06-15T19:25:20.224530+00:00",
    "chart_alt_text": "Line chart for Ireland Housing Market Activity in index points. The series runs from 2015-01-01 to 2026-04-01; the latest value is 96.4 index points. The peak is 126.2 index points in 2023-02-01."
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      "value": 105.44
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      "date": "2015-11-01",
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      "date": "2015-12-01",
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      "date": "2016-02-01",
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      "value": 106.41
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      "date": "2016-03-01",
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      "date": "2016-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 98.16
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      "date": "2016-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 97.92
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      "date": "2016-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 94.85
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      "date": "2016-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 92.43
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    {
      "date": "2016-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 90.75
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      "date": "2016-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 91.0
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      "date": "2016-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2016-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 87.92
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      "date": "2016-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2017-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 92.46
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    {
      "date": "2017-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 93.92
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    {
      "date": "2017-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 94.94
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    {
      "date": "2017-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 95.07
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    {
      "date": "2017-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 97.22
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    {
      "date": "2017-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 98.51
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    {
      "date": "2017-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 98.73
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    {
      "date": "2017-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 99.68
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    {
      "date": "2017-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 99.53
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    {
      "date": "2017-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 101.51
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    {
      "date": "2017-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 103.5
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    {
      "date": "2017-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2018-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 108.35
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    {
      "date": "2018-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 110.78
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    {
      "date": "2018-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2018-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 116.03
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    {
      "date": "2018-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2018-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2018-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2018-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2018-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2018-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2018-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2018-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2019-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2019-02-01",
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    {
      "date": "2019-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2019-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2019-05-01",
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    {
      "date": "2019-06-01",
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      "date": "2019-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2019-08-01",
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      "date": "2019-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2019-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2019-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2019-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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      "date": "2020-08-01",
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    {
      "date": "2020-09-01",
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      "value": 85.41
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      "date": "2020-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 89.07
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      "date": "2020-11-01",
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      "value": 94.41
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      "date": "2020-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 98.05
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      "date": "2021-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 97.2
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    {
      "date": "2021-02-01",
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      "value": 98.16
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    {
      "date": "2021-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 95.66
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    {
      "date": "2021-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 98.6
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    {
      "date": "2021-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 97.31
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    {
      "date": "2021-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 96.79
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    {
      "date": "2021-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 98.99
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    {
      "date": "2021-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2021-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 99.14
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    {
      "date": "2021-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2021-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2021-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2022-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 100.16
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    {
      "date": "2022-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 101.21
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    {
      "date": "2022-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 101.06
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    {
      "date": "2022-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 100.55
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    {
      "date": "2022-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 100.67
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    {
      "date": "2022-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 103.41
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    {
      "date": "2022-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 104.7
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    {
      "date": "2022-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 104.91
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    {
      "date": "2022-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2022-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 115.39
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    {
      "date": "2022-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2022-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2023-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2023-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 126.22
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    {
      "date": "2023-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 124.47
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    {
      "date": "2023-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 117.24
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    {
      "date": "2023-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2023-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 107.92
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    {
      "date": "2023-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 103.27
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      "date": "2023-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2023-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 92.11
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    {
      "date": "2023-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 90.53
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    {
      "date": "2023-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 89.71
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    {
      "date": "2023-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 89.08
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    {
      "date": "2024-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 87.78
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    {
      "date": "2024-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 86.02
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    {
      "date": "2024-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 84.84
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    {
      "date": "2024-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 84.0
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    {
      "date": "2024-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 83.57
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    {
      "date": "2024-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 83.55
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    {
      "date": "2024-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 82.99
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    {
      "date": "2024-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 81.9
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 82.4
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    {
      "date": "2024-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 83.4
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    {
      "date": "2024-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 82.16
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-12-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 86.21
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    {
      "date": "2025-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-04-01",
      "geo": "IE",
      "value": 89.09
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    {
      "date": "2025-05-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-06-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-07-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-08-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-09-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-10-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-11-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2025-12-01",
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    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "geo": "IE",
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    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
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