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GDP by Sector

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Increase of 0.9% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 3

Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q3 20212
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)48,7077.4
Information and Communication16,438-0.2
Professional, Admin and Support Services9,4963.4
Public Admin, Education and Health9,1210.3
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants8,2975.1
Real Estate Activities5,179-0.2
Financial and Insurance Activities3,732-2.7
Construction1,8445.1
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing93623.8
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services917-1.1
Gross Domestic Product110,2580.9
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 Industry (excluding Construction) sector recorded strong growth in Q3 compared with the previous quarter, an increase of 7.4%. The domestically dominated Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector increased by 5.1% following the further easing of COVID restrictions during the quarter. The Agriculture sector increased by 23.8% over the period compared with Q2 2021 while the Construction sector grew by 5.1% over the same period. Growth also took place in Professional & Administrative services (3.4%) and Public Administration, Education & Health (0.3%). The MNE dominated Information & Communication sector declined by 0.2% in Q3 2021 while quarter-on-quarter decreases were recorded in Finance & Insurance (2.7%), Real Estate (0.2%) and Arts & Entertainment (1.1%), (See Table 2.5)

Comparisons with Q3 2020
Estimates for the third quarter of 2021 indicate that there was an increase of 11.4% in GDP in real terms in Q3 2021 compared with Q3 2020. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector made the most positive contribution to the Q3 result, rising by 33.7% year-on-year with the Agriculture sector growing by 21.5% and Arts & Entertainment by 22.2%. Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants exhibited an increase of 8.1% compared with the same quarter of 2020 while Professional & Administrative Services and Financial & Insurance activities grew by 7.4% and 7.2% respectively. Year-on-year increases were also recorded in Real Estate activities (4.6%) and Public Administration, Education & Health (3.8%). Construction exhibited a decline of 6.1% year-on-year while the MNE-dominated Information & Communication declined by 3.6% over the same period, (See Table 2.3)

Q3 2021Q2 2021
Industry (excl. Construction)48.70674341345.33324194
Information and Communication16.43778271616.473092006
Professional, Admin and Support Services9.4961486429.184437841
Public Admin, Education and Health9.1213509299.092704353
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants8.2974625367.898412777
Real Estate Activities5.1792430425.192120902
Financial and Insurance Activities3.7324850083.835049789
Construction1.8441791531.755109252
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing0.9357251080.756123138
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services0.9173419530.927713909

Get the data: NQQ47

Column1Q3 2021
Financial and
Insurance
Activities
-2.67440546128461
Arts,
Entertainment
and Other
Services
-1.11801234188459
Real
Estate
Activities
-0.248026967073112
Information and
Communication
-0.214345248524905
Public Admin,
Education
and Health
0.315050120270866
Professional,
Admin and
Support
Services
3.39390179776164
Distribution,
Transport,
Hotels and
Restaurants
5.05227784703812
Construction5.07489211275607
Industry
(excl.
Construction)
7.44156236932036
Agriculture
Forestry
and Fishing
23.7530054264786
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 2019106.064451350027105.641257878861103.06421625110599.2167670989758116.38798212560796.1372905601146101.033271247719101.71332100881599.685012637435198.0968438463375
Q3 2019100.462319368602109.471468267456111.38108348758397.4139582811447110.210876277531102.300752424651102.52443325241499.7730793764064100.91948895793799.0731539174956
Q4 2019118.188589774022110.030325942729105.40342722566197.1804779748987112.574872122617101.352353815549100.51811255701199.6635197095483101.85809337026594.1795984664895
Q1 2020105.247347881031124.989213206849101.94086963566996.2868745123063120.11922777850593.7736690636665101.77367455029394.5743506751643102.52969663131593.7370638529294
Q2 2020105.945680923353126.18737362732471.617279634921759.4848482524742112.35966751892295.205062260427296.655721612369987.119100275738899.305378087974366.1898766098228
Q3 2020103.169531213192130.42687480677597.735783037034779.9926101209574145.41237792447988.962135744716998.617533739844690.9999734610499100.57198557567665.2581528327823
Q4 2020102.506270997065137.848637477001105.81659267551882.1907973789106117.69714837301189.9698593755931101.53707191148590.8719865871366101.21792981431166.6599083366756
Q1 2021102.598262217099152.59046734870672.511790865003779.5498839892151133.6581592423193.1793141516257102.45132910362990.7601383320862101.35002829978377.9961020782125
Q2 2021100.124499369649161.14936788643287.590675721635382.373781222672140.35157349663996.1237387927761103.64264263842394.4683463315338104.04203994431580.6197342717806
Q3 2021123.907077138157173.14139860546792.035808015342386.5355335231527140.05073656761993.5530002729112103.38558093529397.6745092359954104.36982451629279.7183956926275
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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