Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20212 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 23,761 | -5.1 |
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 9,807 | 1.1 |
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 19,030 | -19.5 |
Net Exports | 46,261 | |
Exports of Goods and Services | 132,406 | 5.8 |
Less Imports of Goods and Services | -86,145 | -8.9 |
Gross Domestic Product | 97,389 | 7.8 |
1Series not additive, Value of Physical Changes in Stocks not shown on table (see Table 3.5 for full detail). | ||
2Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2018 and seasonally adjusted. |
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment, showed a decrease of €5.8 billion in Q1 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 36.9% of total domestic demand in Q1 2021.
Personal Consumption Expenditure declined by 5.1% in Q1 compared to Q4, while Government expenditure increased by 1.1% over the same period. Combining this with the growth in net exports, there was an overall increase in real GDP of 7.8% in Q1 compared to Q4.
Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
Q1 2018 | 26.190268893 | 7.8458336864 | 16.256526707 | 1.8106755346 | 27.552886787 | 79.594004062 |
Q2 2018 | 26.433919524 | 8.0637001173 | 16.668100919 | -0.3606491067 | 30.165818686 | 82.139727397 |
Q3 2018 | 26.462161805 | 8.187982425 | 19.22498415 | 0.2541795001 | 26.751330798 | 82.139281147 |
Q4 2018 | 26.457190475 | 8.1346709352 | 40.405437733 | -0.2992507696 | 10.717332784 | 83.997924825 |
Q1 2019 | 27.256149433 | 8.5050337547 | 18.703413834 | 0.9649684292 | 27.689184717 | 82.94236962 |
Q2 2019 | 27.349094249 | 8.5389191082 | 59.991374 | -1.103613284 | -8.49176234 | 87.116809717 |
Q3 2019 | 27.140898053 | 8.6012492075 | 21.145821358 | 1.2268936141 | 27.225631863 | 86.755665161 |
Q4 2019 | 27.135974546 | 8.6270702397 | 62.020656227 | 0.653182777 | -6.29055285000001 | 90.441029472 |
Q1 2020 | 26.829450678 | 8.6682896788 | 50.061274531 | 1.0407804074 | -2.60386461999999 | 86.367405027 |
Q2 2020 | 21.475545551 | 9.5940066417 | 17.377980507 | 1.6320412593 | 36.640256872 | 84.777676656 |
Q3 2020 | 25.640209023 | 9.6857700174 | 18.457482344 | 0.7121703485 | 43.026643882 | 94.52884539 |
Q4 2020 | 25.028438259 | 9.6987293283 | 23.635861566 | 1.8040793611 | 30.596194704 | 90.331168079 |
Q1 2021 | 23.760532904 | 9.8067135821 | 19.030127562 | 0.6281076633 | 46.260776788 | 97.389235716 |
Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Machinery & Equipment + Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
Q1 2018 | 5.8222507841 | 5.6930577339 | 4.7412181888 | 0 | 16.256526707 |
Q2 2018 | 6.1424630786 | 5.0422539276 | 5.4833839128 | 0 | 16.668100919 |
Q3 2018 | 6.1937497749 | 7.1672606083 | 5.8639737664 | 0 | 19.22498415 |
Q4 2018 | 6.1208830045 | 7.7565385632 | 26.528016165 | 0 | 40.405437733 |
Q1 2019 | 6.326523255 | 6.4783463127 | 5.8985442663 | 0 | 18.703413834 |
Q2 2019 | 6.4125141165 | 5.8755095502 | 47.703350333 | 0 | 59.991374 |
Q3 2019 | 6.8280646728 | 6.678270569 | 7.6394861159 | 0 | 21.145821358 |
Q4 2019 | 6.6346334084 | 6.257586725 | 49.128436094 | 0 | 62.020656227 |
Q1 2020 | 6.7522867935 | 0 | 0 | 43.3089877375 | 50.061274531 |
Q2 2020 | 4.3529235535 | 3.3048183058 | 9.7202386473 | 0 | 17.377980507 |
Q3 2020 | 5.8963288241 | 5.4410004717 | 7.1201530479 | 0 | 18.457482344 |
Q4 2020 | 6.7385858964 | 0 | 0 | 16.8972756696 | 23.635861566 |
Q1 2021 | 5.5382769936 | 6.0359764538 | 7.455874115 | 0 | 19.030127562 |
Comparisons with Q1 2020
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3) Capital Investment contracted by €31.3 billion driven by Intellectual Property Products (IPP). Personal Consumption Expenditure exhibited a year-on-year decline of 11.9% reflecting ongoing COVID-19 related restrictions to economic activity while Government expenditure increased by 13.4% over the same period.
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