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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 1.7% in Q1 2023

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20232
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services28,9251.7
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services10,732-3.5
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation22,831-12.7
Net Exports49,274 
     Exports of Goods and Services164,944-2.1
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-115,670-2.2
Gross Domestic Product114,994-4.6
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 ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202026.5933688569.297352979478.0380645162.039149497-23.2307567892.726943565
Q2 202022.51090094710.45286075417.6552771891.79106595435.84413073787.616638282
Q3 202025.73081486810.54068176825.1034542750.43479991639.14554211498.748463441
Q4 202024.93496685210.58216532537.2813263370.22669067919.641822393.935380415
Q1 202123.2997030310.82480298418.3877065862.06636630549.63758875102.86511648
Q2 202126.29584250310.75570346219.3545880860.30171335349.518794394104.78538619
Q3 202127.32764514110.85443159919.5643521562.85550906347.869107975108.50776068
Q4 202127.24642883111.07550411638.9786815560.03672792828.98152603106.89012913
Q1 202227.11743892210.96223392721.0966635874.1663135153.63378181115.28510326
Q2 202227.71780674210.90635475925.5020409511.46967729252.44137118117.75207683
Q3 202227.98902024510.83205188148.8073315822.0568961431.63168106120.74654427
Q4 202228.43731687111.12583429726.1672349861.68359081450.20674435120.57245698
Q1 202328.92523870310.73193806322.83094882.59192589849.273647114.9938488

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesMachinery & Equipment + IntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20206.87594306110071.162121454978.038064516
Q2 20204.63170466273.10299873879.9205737876017.655277189
Q3 20205.98471290215.454531866913.664209506025.103454275
Q4 20206.48390334720030.797422989837.281326337
Q1 20215.18993164155.73060075577.4671741888018.387706586
Q2 20215.90660861275.62906828447.8189111886019.354588086
Q3 20215.80723489155.27881797988.4782992842019.564352156
Q4 20216.36455818046.417619688926.196503687038.978681556
Q1 20226.36666832045.80397528058.9260199864021.096663587
Q2 20226.73943817297.89083379410.871768984025.502040951
Q3 20226.59980148068.160718374834.046811726048.807331582
Q4 20226.24609731826.835455328513.08568234026.167234986
Q1 20236.79041688077.62820143198.4123304877022.8309488

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q1 2022

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.

Table 3.2 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices

Table 3.3 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020)1

Table 3.4 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.5 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.6 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.7 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020)1 - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.8 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices & Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

FOR UPDATES TABLES, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: Quarterly National Accounts Q1 2023 Updates Tables (XLS 61KB)