Key short-term economic indicators

Economic Indicator	Latest results	Change over

	Value	Period	1 Month	3 Months	12 Months
National accounts GDP (Constant prices, SA), €m	40,026	Q4 2012	:	0.0%	0.0%
GNP (Constant prices, SA), €m	32,809	Q4 2012	:	-0.8%	+3.1%
Personal consumption expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m	20,044	Q4 2012	:	+1.0%	+0.1%
Government expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m	5,949	Q4 2012	:	-0.7%	-2.2%
Gross fixed capital formation (Constant prices, SA), €m	4,076	Q4 2012	:	-0.1%	+2.6%
Interational accounts Exports of goods (SA), €m	7,287	Mar 2013	+3.9%	+6.9%	-5.8%
Imports of goods (SA), €m	3,798	Mar 2013	-2.1%	+0.4%	-17.9%
Balance of payments (Current account), €m	2,851	Q4 2012	:	-198	+1,107
Labour Market and Earnings Numbers in employment, 000	1,848.9	Q4 2012	:	+0.4%	+0.1%
Unemployment rate (SA), %	14.0	Apr 2013	0%	-0.7%	-6.0%
Numbers on Live Register (SA), 000	426.9	Apr 2013	0.0%	-0.8%	-2.3%
Average weekly earnings, €	695.80	Q4 2012	:	+0.6%	-0.3%
Prices Consumer price index, December 2011=100	101.9	Apr 2013	0%	+1.2%	+0.5%
Manufacturing industries output price index, 2005=100	101.4	Mar 2013	+0.9%	+0.6%	+1.1%
Agricultural output price index, 2005=100	147.6	Mar 2013	+2.3%	+4.7%	+8.1%
Residential property price index, January 2005=100	64.1	Mar 2013	-0.5%	-2.6%	-3.0%
Consumption and Investment Retail sales index, Value(SA), 2005=100	84.8	Mar 2013	-1.9%	-3.6%	-4.2%
Retail sales index, Volume (SA), 2005=100	89.0	Mar 2013	-1.9%	-3.4%	-3.6%
New private cars licensed, number	8,113	Apr 2013	:	:	-13.6%
Loans to households, €m	151,942	Feb 2013	-0.6%	-1.7%	-4.2%
Loans to non-financial corporations, €m	84,336	Feb 2013	-0.1%	-0.9%	-3.7%
Variable interest rate on new housing loans, %	3.18	Feb 2013	-0.6%	-5.1%	+2.9%
Interest on consumer and other loans, %	5.67	Feb 2013	+0.7%	+0.5%	-6.9%
Production Industrial production index (All industry, SA), 2005=100	104.5	Mar 2013	-2.7%	-3.4%	-6.2%
Dwellings completions, number	576	Mar 2013	-4.6%	-30.3%	-13.4%