Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20232 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 28,925 | 1.7 |
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 10,732 | -3.5 |
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 22,831 | -12.7 |
Net Exports | 49,274 | |
Exports of Goods and Services | 164,944 | -2.1 |
Less Imports of Goods and Services | -115,670 | -2.2 |
Gross Domestic Product | 114,994 | -4.6 |
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 2020 and seasonally adjusted. |
On the expenditure side of the accounts, Capital Investment decreased by €2.4 billion in Q1 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 39.1% of total domestic demand in Q1 2023. (See Table 3.5)
Personal Consumption Expenditure grew by 1.7% in Q1 2023 compared to Q4 2022, while Government expenditure decreased by 3.5% over the same period. There was an overall decrease in real GDP of 4.6%.
Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
Q1 2020 | 26.593368856 | 9.2973529794 | 78.038064516 | 2.039149497 | -23.23075678 | 92.726943565 |
Q2 2020 | 22.510900947 | 10.452860754 | 17.655277189 | 1.791065954 | 35.844130737 | 87.616638282 |
Q3 2020 | 25.730814868 | 10.540681768 | 25.103454275 | 0.434799916 | 39.145542114 | 98.748463441 |
Q4 2020 | 24.934966852 | 10.582165325 | 37.281326337 | 0.226690679 | 19.6418223 | 93.935380415 |
Q1 2021 | 23.29970303 | 10.824802984 | 18.387706586 | 2.066366305 | 49.63758875 | 102.86511648 |
Q2 2021 | 26.295842503 | 10.755703462 | 19.354588086 | 0.301713353 | 49.518794394 | 104.78538619 |
Q3 2021 | 27.327645141 | 10.854431599 | 19.564352156 | 2.855509063 | 47.869107975 | 108.50776068 |
Q4 2021 | 27.246428831 | 11.075504116 | 38.978681556 | 0.036727928 | 28.98152603 | 106.89012913 |
Q1 2022 | 27.117438922 | 10.962233927 | 21.096663587 | 4.16631351 | 53.63378181 | 115.28510326 |
Q2 2022 | 27.717806742 | 10.906354759 | 25.502040951 | 1.469677292 | 52.44137118 | 117.75207683 |
Q3 2022 | 27.989020245 | 10.832051881 | 48.807331582 | 2.05689614 | 31.63168106 | 120.74654427 |
Q4 2022 | 28.437316871 | 11.125834297 | 26.167234986 | 1.683590814 | 50.20674435 | 120.57245698 |
Q1 2023 | 28.925238703 | 10.731938063 | 22.8309488 | 2.591925898 | 49.273647 | 114.9938488 |
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Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Machinery & Equipment + Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
Q1 2020 | 6.8759430611 | 0 | 0 | 71.1621214549 | 78.038064516 |
Q2 2020 | 4.6317046627 | 3.1029987387 | 9.9205737876 | 0 | 17.655277189 |
Q3 2020 | 5.9847129021 | 5.4545318669 | 13.664209506 | 0 | 25.103454275 |
Q4 2020 | 6.4839033472 | 0 | 0 | 30.7974229898 | 37.281326337 |
Q1 2021 | 5.1899316415 | 5.7306007557 | 7.4671741888 | 0 | 18.387706586 |
Q2 2021 | 5.9066086127 | 5.6290682844 | 7.8189111886 | 0 | 19.354588086 |
Q3 2021 | 5.8072348915 | 5.2788179798 | 8.4782992842 | 0 | 19.564352156 |
Q4 2021 | 6.3645581804 | 6.4176196889 | 26.196503687 | 0 | 38.978681556 |
Q1 2022 | 6.3666683204 | 5.8039752805 | 8.9260199864 | 0 | 21.096663587 |
Q2 2022 | 6.7394381729 | 7.890833794 | 10.871768984 | 0 | 25.502040951 |
Q3 2022 | 6.5998014806 | 8.1607183748 | 34.046811726 | 0 | 48.807331582 |
Q4 2022 | 6.2460973182 | 6.8354553285 | 13.08568234 | 0 | 26.167234986 |
Q1 2023 | 6.7904168807 | 7.6282014319 | 8.4123304877 | 0 | 22.8309488 |
Get the data: NAQ04
On the expenditure side of the accounts, Capital Investment increased by 0.6%. (See Table 3.3). Personal Consumption showed an increase of 6.4% while Government expenditure fell by 2.4% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services increased by 6.3% (or €9.4 billion) in Q1 2023 compared with the same quarter of 2022. Imports of Goods and Services grew by 13.5% (or €13.2 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore decreased by 7.4% (or €3.8 billion) over the period year-on-year.
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