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Increase of 6.3% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 2

Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q2 20212
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)44,3993.6
Information and Communication16,7436.2
Professional, Admin and Support Services9,1764.1
Public Admin, Education and Health9,0942.8
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants7,6530.7
Real Estate Activities5,1790.9
Financial and Insurance Activities3,8132.4
Construction1,79522.9
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services9273.2
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing736-3.5
Gross Domestic Product109,3786.3
1Series is not additive, Taxes less Subsidies on Products not shown in table (see Table 2.5 for full detail).
2Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2019, seasonally adjusted.

The Construction sector recorded strong growth in Q2 compared with the previous quarter, a rebound of 22.9% following the easing of COVID related restrictions. The MNE dominated Information & Communication sector grew by 6.2% while Industry (excluding Construction) rose by 3.6% in the period. Quarter-on-quarter increases were recorded in Professional & Administrative services (4.1%), Arts & Entertainment (3.2%), Public Administration, Education & Health (2.8%), Finance & Insurance (2.4%) and Real Estate (0.9%). The domestically dominated Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector increased by 0.7% over the same period. The Agriculture sector decreased by 3.5% over the period compared with Q1 2021. (See Table 2.5)

Comparisons with Q2 2020
Estimates for the second quarter of 2021 indicate that there was an increase of 21.6% in GDP in real terms in Q2 2021 compared with Q2 2020. The Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector made the most positive contribution to the Q2 result, rising by 39.4% year-on-year with the Construction sector growing by 29.1%. Industry (excluding Construction) exhibited an increase of 27.1% compared with the same quarter of 2020 while Information & Communication grew by 23.5%. All other sectors increased year-on-year except for the Agriculture sector that exhibited a fall of 5.9%. The year-on-year increases recorded were in the Arts & Entertainment sector (21.8%), Professional & Administrative Services (8.2%), Real Estate activities (6.6%) and Financial & Insurance activities (0.6%). Public Administration, Education & Health exhibited an increase of 4.7% year-on-year. (See Table 2.3)   

Q2 2021Q1 2021
Industry (excl. Construction)44.39933049142.857791876
Information and Communication16.74299612615.767538443
Professional, Admin and Support Services9.1764150898.816048014
Public Admin, Education and Health9.0936144888.845304395
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants7.6526585267.602254551
Real Estate Activities5.1791010065.132643016
Financial and Insurance Activities3.8132111043.722131004
Construction1.7951359131.460795148
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services0.9268878630.898407431
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing0.7363188110.763367224
Column1Q2 2021
Agriculture
Forestry
and Fishing
-3.54330290188094
Distribution,
Transport,
Hotels and
Restaurants
0.663013513450039
Real
Estate
Activities
0.905147501105685
Financial and
Insurance
Activities
2.44698802653964
Public Admin,
Education
and Health
2.80725322624695
Arts,
Entertainment
and Other
Services
3.17010200686998
Industry
(excl.
Construction)
3.59686896483169
Professional,
Admin and
Support
Services
4.08762604772266
Information and
Communication
6.1864931328774
Construction22.8875873155625
Agriculture Forestry and FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels and RestaurantsInformation and CommunicationFinancial and Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin and Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education and HealthArts, Entertainment and Other Services
Q1 2019100100100100100100100100100100
Q2 2019106.859338700564105.206637185771102.81997646534198.719955678227119.4631999440496.2573595236567101.195716919994101.60143551595399.831811191079198.1681544511381
Q3 2019101.666585706659110.561066302041111.10605192441998.757680438559109.226269386892102.174411489946102.4005208958699.7615058501325101.03814727818998.8801617998373
Q4 2019120.138767961522110.180766098153105.41006306269397.6543831884146112.583799979984101.304135370434100.49324270017199.7014345474936101.91249373567594.1415334280245
Q1 2020104.500770182279124.860224531554102.07172568467396.3563359923888120.07691273617493.7749775146717101.77151714655694.5658389576657102.50075549751893.7577597713899
Q2 2020105.508838637674124.96072748055971.361551091168758.3428553455352116.04072291596695.379130236471796.893423730368286.995130739521499.487341599588966.2564138164416
Q3 2020106.599732503438132.81806314093897.291518753548581.9093366533786143.34885520644588.797379545532798.401005718506891.0271060808141100.70342302303265.0920830620779
Q4 2020104.136553967534137.760449095395105.89920653915682.4733185892817117.79358891637789.9246605902603101.52573547815590.9069564726177101.25391401145266.64101967953
Q1 2021101.866187821116152.58134054105972.81791049950879.5444974097924134.86595331242393.2827845416612102.4627058704690.6579531940551101.29100241963578.0438895745847
Q2 202198.2567602320152158.06949142510589.48417334645180.0718881768253143.20942625268595.5654031102184103.39014449221194.3637113031475104.13449735295880.517960484228
Table 2.2 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Price

Table 2.3 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2019)2

Table 2.4 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 2.5 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2019)2 - Seasonally Adjusted

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