Supply and Use Tables for Ireland, 2009

The supply and use tables for 2009, 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 gross output, operating surplus and external trade movements etc. It can be seen from Table 2 how each of the 64 detailed industriesⁱ distinguished contributed to the total Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2009 of €145.5 billionⁱⁱ. In aggregate, Chart 4.1 shows that the manufacturing sectorⁱⁱⁱ accounted for the highest GVA (€32.067 billion or 22% of the total). Business and other services^iv (including real and imputed rent) accounted for the next highest GVA (€27.002 billion, 18.6% of total GVA) while the distribution sector combined with the financial sector and miscellaneous services accounted for a further €46.643 billion or 32% of total GVA.

Within manufacturing, the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries^v dominated, accounting for €14.7 billion, 10.1% of GVA. Two other industry groupings featured strongly also – food, beverages and tobacco^vi (€5.95 billion, 4.1% of GVA) and computer, electronics and optical products^vii (€4.836 billion, 3.3% of GVA). 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 €8.131 billion (5.6% 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 Health and Social work^ix. The other sectors with a high aggregate compensation of employees were education^x, construction^xi and public administration^xii.

Supply and Use Tables for Ireland, 2009 is available on the CSO website:

Supply and Use Tables for Ireland 2009 (PDF 674KB)

For further information contact:

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

Central Statistics Office                                                               5 March 2013

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

ⁱⁱGVA at current basic prices

ⁱⁱⁱNACE 10-33

^ivNACE 62-63, 68-82, 90-97

^vNACE 20-21

^viNACE 10-12

^viiNACE 26-30

^viiiNACE 68

^ixNACE 86-88

^xNACE 85

^xiNACE 41-43

^xiiNACE 84