Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20242 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 32,494 | 0.6 |
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 11,850 | -1.1 |
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 21,880 | -40.6 |
Net Exports | 42,209 | |
Exports of Goods and Services | 164,636 | 7.3 |
Less Imports of Goods and Services | -122,427 | -6.3 |
Gross Domestic Product | 111,109 | 0.9 |
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 2021 and seasonally adjusted. |
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment decreased by €16.4 billion in Q1 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 34.5% of total domestic demand in Q1 2024.
Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.6% in Q1 2024 compared to Q4 2023, while Government expenditure decreased by 1.1% over the same period. There was an overall increase in real GDP of 0.9%.
Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
Q1 2021 | 25.229819569 | 11.237593812 | 18.569940727 | 2.123849609 | 48.931297291 | 105.47358602 |
Q2 2021 | 28.86700197 | 11.169973581 | 19.966509652 | 0.057479563 | 49.170437639 | 107.98520192 |
Q3 2021 | 29.704499667 | 10.849565656 | 19.44397047 | 3.135794617 | 48.60763181 | 111.19482826 |
Q4 2021 | 29.956463984 | 11.147949866 | 38.78489085 | -0.109560588 | 27.58552971 | 109.04208583 |
Q1 2022 | 30.102500834 | 11.317562768 | 21.503231039 | 1.567177034 | 50.5973417 | 115.19867229 |
Q2 2022 | 31.30891396 | 11.484585691 | 25.415452032 | 3.869218013 | 47.21675336 | 117.65522027 |
Q3 2022 | 31.395943654 | 11.643519088 | 27.931840467 | 4.198407753 | 45.54045064 | 121.23021462 |
Q4 2022 | 31.850608592 | 11.521345985 | 27.147825312 | -0.011131847 | 47.60217868 | 121.08957612 |
Q1 2023 | 31.897867659 | 11.326849362 | 22.585387335 | 2.528812877 | 50.3904149 | 118.07738784 |
Q2 2023 | 32.116265109 | 11.601570953 | 23.167933749 | 5.147254213 | 42.56323762 | 117.10606306 |
Q3 2023 | 32.319631112 | 11.848677772 | 22.394062162 | 3.78885217 | 40.68429769 | 114.27181476 |
Q4 2023 | 32.307454965 | 11.97968253 | 36.824853882 | 2.900006905 | 22.7744511 | 110.11078764 |
Q1 2024 | 32.493901925 | 11.850139271 | 21.879558284 | 1.440092859 | 42.20914842 | 111.1091019 |
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Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
Q1 2021 | 5.6550890598 | 5.3580132942 | 7.5568383732 | 18.569940727 |
Q2 2021 | 6.4083529623 | 5.4440198935 | 8.1141367966 | 19.966509652 |
Q3 2021 | 6.2669837612 | 4.3948168986 | 8.7821698102 | 19.44397047 |
Q4 2021 | 6.8145066823 | 5.3357861816 | 26.634597986 | 38.78489085 |
Q1 2022 | 6.5334599077 | 5.9773912049 | 8.992379926 | 21.503231039 |
Q2 2022 | 6.7151956273 | 7.267860288 | 11.432396117 | 25.415452032 |
Q3 2022 | 6.6300558906 | 7.1827193065 | 14.11906527 | 27.931840467 |
Q4 2022 | 6.2645709599 | 6.69964993 | 14.183604422 | 27.147825312 |
Q1 2023 | 6.826456578 | 6.687244693 | 9.0716860642 | 22.585387335 |
Q2 2023 | 6.4157275839 | 6.6664019427 | 10.085804222 | 23.167933749 |
Q3 2023 | 6.4037129819 | 6.2227843039 | 9.7675648761 | 22.394062162 |
Q4 2023 | 6.2468296174 | 6.3841082356 | 24.193916029 | 36.824853882 |
Q1 2024 | 5.8650023978 | 6.2860464763 | 9.7285094099 | 21.879558284 |
Get the data: NAQ04
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment decreased by 6.7% compared to the same quarter of 2023. Personal Consumption showed an increase of 1.7% while Government expenditure grew by 3.8% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services decreased by 0.4% (or €0.7 billion) while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 7.8% (or €8.6 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore decreased by 18.7% (or €9.2 billion) year-on-year.
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