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Foreign and Domestic GVA

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Multinational sector grew by 17.9% in Q1 2021 while Non-MNE dominated sectors decreased by 2.1%

Table 6.1 Gross Value Added for sectors dominated by Foreign-owned MNEs and Other Sectors, Q1 20211
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Foreign-owned MNE dominated49,34317.9
Other41,631-2.1
Total GVA (MNE dominated + Other)90,9737.8
1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2018, seasonally adjusted.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, initial estimates indicate that Gross Value Added (GVA) in volume terms in the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector increased by 17.9% for the first quarter of 2021. GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors of the economy decreased by 2.1% over the same period.

Real GVA for the total economy amounted to almost €91 billion in the Q1 2021 reference period, with GVA for MNE dominated sectors representing approximately 54.2% of Total GVA while GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors represented approximately 45.8% of the total.

Foreign-owned MNE-dominatedOther
Q1 2018-2.375342185764371.69747841443419
Q2 20186.437056026728281.86989599427854
Q3 2018-1.015340571863081.07277598006652
Q4 2018-2.305326306858790.729439437442414
Q1 2019-1.658556963233581.53213867884043
Q2 201912.76516303412810.793325430025327
Q3 20190.156759137626050.490740516692556
Q4 2019-0.3078115639784881.95172330930582
Q1 20209.26737753720415-1.74255449626191
Q2 20203.42715270894263-21.0488218298155
Q3 20207.8618161784086214.456829734517
Q4 2020-5.17716729368692.36842320318582
Q1 202117.8955445756897-2.06336956033887
Table 6.2 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices & Constant Basic Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2018)1

Table 6.3 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices & Constant Basic Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2018)1 - Seasonally Adjusted


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