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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Increase of 0.3% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 4

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Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q4 20222
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)55,2217.1
Information and Communication19,7855.8
Professional, Admin and Support Services10,158-1.3
Public Admin, Education and Health9,6780.6
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants9,1221.8
Real Estate Activities5,944-0.6
Financial and Insurance Activities4,8263.3
Construction2,168-6.1
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,2297.7
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing788-19.9
Gross Domestic Product121,2740.3
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 2020, seasonally adjusted.

The MNE dominated Industry (excluding Construction) and Information & Communication sectors recorded strong growth in Q4 compared with the previous quarter, growing by 7.1% and 5.8% respectively. The domestically facing Construction sector declined by 6.1% quarter-on-quarter while the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector contracted by 19.9% over the period compared with Q3 2022. The Arts & Entertainment sector increased by 7.7% in Q4 while Finance & Insurance and the Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector grew by 3.3% & 1.8% respectively in the quarter. The Professional & Administrative services sector recorded a decline of 1.3% in Q4 while Real Estate fell by 0.6% over the same period. The domestically dominated Public Administration, Education & Health sector posted a modest 0.6% increase in Q4 2022. (See Table 2.5).

Column1Q4 2022Q3 2022
Industry (excl. Construction)55.22124642251.555108126
Information and Communication19.78482710818.702884873
Professional, Admin and Support Services10.15777950210.290057484
Public Admin, Education and Health9.6778484719.619679316
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants9.1220646448.957381577
Real Estate Activities5.9444739455.979637118
Financial and Insurance Activities4.8261988354.670326671
Construction2.1683637142.309065746
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.2285457821.140661126
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing0.787997980.983266351

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Column1Q4 2022
Information & Communication5.784894909779
Financial & Insurance Activities3.33750024313879
Professional, Admin & Support Services-1.28549312970973
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants1.83851793723804
Public Admin, Education & Health0.604689128287772
Construction-6.09346148951101
Real Estate Activities-0.58804861074514
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services7.70471211797921
Industry (excl. Construction)7.11110582299626
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing-19.8591531990705
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsInformation & CommunicationFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthArts, Entertainment & Other Services
Q1 2020100100100100100100100100100100
Q2 2020100.183388176475103.98143363135868.863712774965559.147624530775691.769358716298795.013199971461293.590368010235197.607158671614591.50006547729762.0032944956634
Q3 202088.9779870781257105.9787722487987.467206905411785.1197480156656125.0533260614993.592619583249296.1035639205086102.25095020870697.192012367504463.9366843241599
Q4 2020100.427075912528110.99283677049795.192394437542284.1479356249473100.98994900329496.822515730239101.667593182057102.10700872628397.377505211185665.9424378920644
Q1 202197.2516985989729125.4020403730575.667781484438877.3248860071864115.210646058571110.997066815538102.5491781183298.015348972926198.25940934483266.7044755632346
Q2 202191.2087439875281124.45294649250284.065293032369884.1617725738458115.664361062471109.828070953929103.88145874450299.810505483045898.993546064666769.3836480427687
Q3 2021104.534638930611135.37611942745786.53151935292288.3727966949875124.30747066159113.397846629266104.475332267225102.251641514781100.10580783865774.542020041781
Q4 202198.0677416220172124.8394864147394.300137798248990.9900017564235133.763439211275117.046922333398106.397141838097104.270898213621100.47933985148784.7858672982843
Q1 202299.5926022371802139.20727900049797.035955083950192.3094851402246134.771365044902119.761915243966107.468020499254106.188879269687100.68427529629983.1999367476333
Q2 2022101.697262400601147.410473885258100.22270754603295.5955386953209142.007977521174119.232925635012109.151327638794105.279530808591101.65051686769793.2418117644226
Q3 2022110.307753683253164.65067879957799.162414608346695.3437930220971129.88353162442112.505555907228109.934240330915102.489327598927102.11371796786695.2192311570146
Q4 202288.4015678888424176.35916280729693.119991062117897.0967057588514137.397157434003116.260429109176109.287773557916101.171834333957102.731188518908102.555598798616

Comparisons with Q4 2021
Preliminary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2022 indicate that there was an increase of 12.0% in GDP in real terms in Q4 2022 compared with Q4 2021. The MNE-dominated Industry (excluding Construction) sector increased by 40.9% in Q4 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2021. The Information & Communication sector increased by 2.7% year-on-year over the same period. Of the domestic based sectors, Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants exhibited an increase of 6.7% compared with the same quarter of 2021 while the Arts & Entertainment sector rose by 21.2% year-on-year. Year-on-year increases were also recorded in Real Estate activities (2.6%) and Public Administration, Education & Health (2.3%). The Agriculture sector contracted by 15.4% year-on-year in Q4 2022. The Professional & Administrative Services sector declined by 3.1% year-on-year over the same period, the Construction sector by 2.1% and Financial & Insurance activities by 0.7%. (See Table 2.3).

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 2020)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 2020)2 - Seasonally Adjusted

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