| Table 1.1 GDP and GNP at constant 2021 prices, Q1 20241 | ||
| Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
| Gross Domestic Product | 111,109 | 0.9 |
| Gross National Product | 90,676 | 3.0 |
| Modified Final Domestic Demand | 55,798 | 1.4 |
| 1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021, seasonally adjusted | ||
Provisional estimates for the first quarter of 2024 indicate that GDP rose by 0.9% in real terms in Q1 2024 compared to the previous quarter while GNP increased by 3.0%. Modified Domestic Demand, a broad measure of underlying domestic activity that covers personal, government and investment spending grew by 1.4% in Q1.
| GDP | GNP | MDD | |
| Q1 2021 | 10.6624187918797 | 4.53083750721952 | -2.14452834622003 |
| Q2 2021 | 2.38127477672347 | 4.74323223193862 | 8.72503785297072 |
| Q3 2021 | 2.97228350082432 | 2.92312182513719 | 0.655985634241829 |
| Q4 2021 | -1.93600949224578 | 2.26695363676208 | 3.47490512759967 |
| Q1 2022 | 5.6460644650528 | -4.0994666187346 | 0.469037275296347 |
| Q2 2022 | 2.13244469850826 | 6.11073182403139 | 6.1360532793421 |
| Q3 2022 | 3.03853440739472 | -5.35769237100592 | -1.13895699606781 |
| Q4 2022 | -0.116009445698695 | 9.18824619567669 | 0.0403719846095996 |
| Q1 2023 | -2.48757025709209 | -8.74993649230332 | -0.295048937481479 |
| Q2 2023 | -0.822617096946776 | 12.935860046761 | 0.134200776908711 |
| Q3 2023 | -2.4202404435267 | -0.818089891325324 | 0.0883478198851373 |
| Q4 2023 | -3.64134159305969 | -2.73135836432847 | -0.70190426609219 |
| Q1 2024 | 0.906645280990936 | 3.01927878674233 | 1.44411715111816 |
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| Industry (excl. Construction) | Information & Communication | Public Admin, Education & Health | Professional, Admin & Support Services | Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants | Real Estate Activities | Financial & Insurance Activities | Construction | Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | Arts, Entertainment & Other Services | |
| Q4 2023 | 37.976156497 | 22.089374917 | 11.109575877 | 10.553743785 | 10.131750228 | 6.410120678 | 4.401284412 | 2.279324811 | 1.284579215 | 1.068339571 |
| Q1 2024 | 35.515272183 | 22.838557471 | 11.078087015 | 11.260051423 | 10.21968566 | 6.418026671 | 4.237505413 | 2.168679428 | 1.257012673 | 1.113698385 |
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The MNE dominated sectors of the economy decreased by 2.0% overall in the first quarter of 2024. Value added for the MNE dominated Industry (excluding Construction) sector recorded a significant decrease in Q1 compared with the previous quarter, falling by 6.5% which outweighed the growth in the Information & Communication sector of 3.4% in the quarter. The domestically facing sectors of the economy posted a mixed set of results in Q1. Professional & Administrative services sector expanded by 6.7% in volume terms quarter-on-quarter while the Arts & Entertainment sector increased by 4.2% over the period compared with Q4 2023. The Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector grew by 0.9% in the quarter while the Real Estate sector recorded a modest increase of 0.1%. The domestic facing Construction sector shrank by 4.9% in Q1 while Finance & Insurance contracted by 3.7% over the same period. The domestically dominated Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector posted a 2.1% fall in Q1 2024 with the Public Administration, Education & Health sector recording a decline of 0.3% quarter-on-quarter. The domestic/other sectors of the economy grew by 1.7% overall in the first quarter of 2024. (See Tables 2.5 and 6.3).
| Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | Modified Final Domestic Demand | GDP | |
| Q1 2021 | 25.229819569 | 11.237593812 | 18.569940727 | 2.123849609 | 48.931297291 | 46.415975853 | 105.47358602 |
| Q2 2021 | 28.86700197 | 11.169973581 | 19.966509652 | 0.057479563 | 49.170437639 | 50.465787316 | 107.98520192 |
| Q3 2021 | 29.704499667 | 10.849565656 | 19.44397047 | 3.135794617 | 48.60763181 | 50.796835631 | 111.19482826 |
| Q4 2021 | 29.956463984 | 11.147949866 | 38.78489085 | -0.109560588 | 27.58552971 | 52.561977477 | 109.04208583 |
| Q1 2022 | 30.102500834 | 11.317562768 | 21.503231039 | 1.567177034 | 50.5973417 | 52.808512744 | 115.19867229 |
| Q2 2022 | 31.30891396 | 11.484585691 | 25.415452032 | 3.869218013 | 47.21675336 | 56.048871222 | 117.65522027 |
| Q3 2022 | 31.395943654 | 11.643519088 | 27.931840467 | 4.198407753 | 45.54045064 | 55.410498682 | 121.23021462 |
| Q4 2022 | 31.850608592 | 11.521345985 | 27.147825312 | -0.011131847 | 47.60217868 | 55.432869 | 121.08957612 |
| Q1 2023 | 31.897867659 | 11.326849362 | 22.585387335 | 2.528812877 | 50.3904149 | 55.269314909 | 118.07738784 |
| Q2 2023 | 32.116265109 | 11.601570953 | 23.167933749 | 5.147254213 | 42.56323762 | 55.343486759 | 117.10606306 |
| Q3 2023 | 32.319631112 | 11.848677772 | 22.394062162 | 3.78885217 | 40.68429769 | 55.392381523 | 114.27181476 |
| Q4 2023 | 32.307454965 | 11.97968253 | 36.824853882 | 2.900006905 | 22.7744511 | 55.003580034 | 110.11078764 |
| Q1 2024 | 32.493901925 | 11.850139271 | 21.879558284 | 1.440092859 | 42.20914842 | 55.797896167 | 111.1091019 |
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On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment declined significantly by €16.4 billion during the quarter (-41.3% quarter-on-quarter) with the Capital Formation element decreasing by 40.6% reflecting the lower levels of investment in Intangible Assets compared with the previous quarter. Capital Investment accounted for 34.5% of total domestic demand in Q1 2024.
Exports expanded by 7.3% in Q1 2024 compared with Q4 2023 while Imports fell by 6.3% which meant that overall net exports for the quarter posted an increase of 85.3% in Q1 compared with Q4 2023 or €19.4 billion higher in money terms quarter-on-quarter. Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter with Government Expenditure on Current Goods and Services falling by 1.1% in Q1 compared with the previous quarter. These impacts when combined resulted in an overall rise in Real GDP in Q1 2024 of 0.9%. Final Domestic Demand declined by 18.4% in Q1 compared with Q4 while Modified Domestic Demand grew by 1.4% over the same period.
| GDP | Net Factor Income from Rest of World | GNP | |
| Q1 2021 | 105.47358602 | -29.10992557 | 76.363660451 |
| Q2 2021 | 107.98520192 | -27.99943571 | 79.985766207 |
| Q3 2021 | 111.19482826 | -28.87098067 | 82.323847596 |
| Q4 2021 | 109.04208583 | -24.85199477 | 84.190091053 |
| Q1 2022 | 115.19867229 | -34.45992592 | 80.738746374 |
| Q2 2022 | 117.65522027 | -31.98274563 | 85.672474643 |
| Q3 2022 | 121.23021462 | -40.14780762 | 81.082407005 |
| Q4 2022 | 121.08957612 | -32.55711794 | 88.532458182 |
| Q1 2023 | 118.07738784 | -37.29146353 | 80.785924316 |
| Q2 2023 | 117.10606306 | -25.86978464 | 91.236278423 |
| Q3 2023 | 114.27181476 | -23.7819311 | 90.489883652 |
| Q4 2023 | 110.11078764 | -22.092507 | 88.018280646 |
| Q1 2024 | 111.1091019 | -20.43330398 | 90.675797922 |
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Factor income outflows declined by 7.5% in the quarter, a decrease of €1.7 billion in money terms compared with the previous quarter, leading to an increase in GNP of 3.0% for the first quarter compared with the previous quarter.
The calculation methods for quarterly accounts are similar to those used in the Annual National Accounts. As some of the available sources are of lesser reliability than those used for the annual national accounts, the quarterly estimates are subject to a greater margin of error than the annual figures. These preliminary estimates will therefore be revised when the next detailed annual results are published.
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