Supply and Use Tables for Ireland, 2008

The supply and use tables for 2008, published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), provide a detailed picture of the transactions of goods and services by industries and consumers in the economy. They highlight the inter-industry flows that lie behind the national accounts main aggregates such as operating surplus, wages and salaries and external trade movements. It can be seen from Table 2 how each of the 64 detailed industriesⁱ distinguished contributed to the total Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2008 of €160 billionⁱⁱ. In aggregate, the business services (€30 billion, 18.7% of GVA)ⁱⁱⁱ and manufacturing (€29.2 billion, 18.2% of GVA)^iv sectors were the most significant.

Within manufacturing, the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries^v dominated, accounting for €11.2 billion, 7.0% of GVA. Two other industry groupings featured strongly also –computer, electronics and machinery (€6.0 billion, 3.7% of GVA)^vi and food & beverages (€5.7 billion, 3.5% of GVA)^vii. Correspondingly, for business services, the real estate services sector^viii, which includes imputed rent in respect of owner-occupied dwellings, was the chief contributor, at €14.3 billion (8.9% of GVA).

For the sectors identified, net operating surplus (or ‘profit’) was the main sub-component of gross value added. In other sectors, compensation of employees is a more significant element. The single biggest industrial sector in this regard was construction^ix. The other sectors with a high aggregate compensation of employees were health and social work services^x, education^xi and public administration^xii.

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Supply and Use Tables for Ireland, 2008 is available on the CSO website: http://www.cso.ie/

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Michael Brennan on 01 498 4322. LoCall 1890 313 414 extension 4322. Email nat_acc@cso.ie

Central Statistics Office                                                                   29 February 2012

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ⁱAppendix B:classification NACE Rev. 2, as defined in European System of Accounts (ESA95)

ⁱⁱGVA at current basic prices

ⁱⁱⁱNACE 62-63, 68-82

^ivNACE 10-33

^vNACE 20-21

^viNACE 26-30, 33

^viiNACE 10-12

^viiiNACE 68

^ixNACE 41-43

^xNACE 86-88

^xiNACE 85

^xiiNACE 84