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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 1.1% in Q2 2024

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Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q2 20242
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services36,2291.1
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services13,0291.5
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation8,290-65.1
Net Exports61,572 
     Exports of Goods and Services196,30112.1
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-134,7294.7
Gross Domestic Product119,216-1.0
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 2022 and seasonally adjusted.

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment decreased by €16.5 billion in Q2 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 15.1% of total domestic demand in Q2 2024.

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 1.1% in Q2 2024 compared to Q1 2024, while Government expenditure increased by 1.5% over the same period. There was an overall decrease in real GDP of 1.0%.

Personal Consumption ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202232.27282364711.89963514923.7851132091.57237761456.08453576125.99472683
Q2 202233.6442370812.15941883927.280045143.93523835453.19890433129.22214983
Q3 202234.14611800412.26865137329.9484695423.27990686452.69337756132.87092016
Q4 202234.5515288512.26677695429.483460695-0.12169297153.71113401132.90480863
Q1 202334.84452039912.32919992124.7807079132.62964386852.84781261125.56711424
Q2 202335.75048378812.53125039224.651014695.41055715443.73105072124.25945553
Q3 202334.77856489512.85031872524.287795714.03882242743.83813571121.83883776
Q4 202335.821701812.93582662339.8567139023.20580414826.12257717119.78875191
Q1 202435.82914949112.83448914623.7571325171.42987908646.48165473120.46404833
Q2 202436.22936690313.0290361488.28975404260.44447516961.57207049119.21566618

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20227.81928354196.02446413239.941365535123.785113209
Q2 20228.09853274826.99794356112.18356883127.28004514
Q3 20227.98987375887.125550262214.83304552129.948469542
Q4 20227.55114267616.50623935315.42607866629.483460695
Q1 20238.15306281926.82208272829.805562365824.780707913
Q2 20237.69056581636.96242557159.998023302424.65101469
Q3 20237.71574513386.501823209510.07022736724.28779571
Q4 20237.62376397376.362947352125.87000257739.856713902
Q1 20247.41951321855.956154773110.38146452523.757132517
Q2 20247.35871629686.8737379009-5.9427001558.2897540426

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q2 2023

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment decreased by €21.1 billion compared to the same quarter of 2023. Personal Consumption showed an increase of 1.3% while Government expenditure grew by 4.1% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services increased by 18.4% (or €30.3 billion) while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 10.5% (or €12.7 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore increased by 40.6% (or €17.5 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 2022)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 2022)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 2022)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 2022)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

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