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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.6% in Q1 2024

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Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20242
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services32,4940.6
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services11,850-1.1
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation21,880-40.6
Net Exports42,209 
     Exports of Goods and Services164,6367.3
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-122,427-6.3
Gross Domestic Product111,1090.9
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 ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202125.22981956911.23759381218.5699407272.12384960948.931297291105.47358602
Q2 202128.8670019711.16997358119.9665096520.05747956349.170437639107.98520192
Q3 202129.70449966710.84956565619.443970473.13579461748.60763181111.19482826
Q4 202129.95646398411.14794986638.78489085-0.10956058827.58552971109.04208583
Q1 202230.10250083411.31756276821.5032310391.56717703450.5973417115.19867229
Q2 202231.3089139611.48458569125.4154520323.86921801347.21675336117.65522027
Q3 202231.39594365411.64351908827.9318404674.19840775345.54045064121.23021462
Q4 202231.85060859211.52134598527.147825312-0.01113184747.60217868121.08957612
Q1 202331.89786765911.32684936222.5853873352.52881287750.3904149118.07738784
Q2 202332.11626510911.60157095323.1679337495.14725421342.56323762117.10606306
Q3 202332.31963111211.84867777222.3940621623.7888521740.68429769114.27181476
Q4 202332.30745496511.9796825336.8248538822.90000690522.7744511110.11078764
Q1 202432.49390192511.85013927121.8795582841.44009285942.20914842111.1091019

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20215.65508905985.35801329427.556838373218.569940727
Q2 20216.40835296235.44401989358.114136796619.966509652
Q3 20216.26698376124.39481689868.782169810219.44397047
Q4 20216.81450668235.335786181626.63459798638.78489085
Q1 20226.53345990775.97739120498.99237992621.503231039
Q2 20226.71519562737.26786028811.43239611725.415452032
Q3 20226.63005589067.182719306514.1190652727.931840467
Q4 20226.26457095996.6996499314.18360442227.147825312
Q1 20236.8264565786.6872446939.071686064222.585387335
Q2 20236.41572758396.666401942710.08580422223.167933749
Q3 20236.40371298196.22278430399.767564876122.394062162
Q4 20236.24682961746.384108235624.19391602936.824853882
Q1 20245.86500239786.28604647639.728509409921.879558284

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q1 2023

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.

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 2021)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 2021)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 2021)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 2021)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

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