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| Table 1.1 Structural Business Statistics1 key variables, 2018 - 2020 | |||||
| Percentage change | |||||
| 2018 | 20192 | 2020 | 2019 - 2020 | ||
| Enterprises | No. | 281,408 | 285,466 | 291,489 | 2.1% |
| Persons Engaged | No. | 1,573,271 | 1,713,257 | 1,598,643 | -6.7% |
| Turnover | €m | 734,328 | 807,582 | 815,988 | 1.0% |
| Gross Value Added3 | €m | 232,065 | 250,387 | 275,767 | 10.1% |
| 1Structural Business Statistics includes all Industrial, Distribution, Services and Building & Construction enterprises in Ireland. | |||||
| 2Break in series for Turnover and Gross Value Added in the Building & Construction sector from 2019 due to new methodology. | |||||
| 3Gross Value Added is GVA at factor cost (See Background Notes). | |||||
| X-axis label | Turnover | Gross Value Added |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 734.328 | 232.065 |
| 2019 | 807.582 | 250.387 |
| 2020 | 815.988 | 275.767 |
Gross Value Added (GVA), which represents the value of goods and services produced in the economy, was €275.8 billion in 2020, an annual increase of 10.1%. Total Turnover in the Structural Business Economy increased by 1.0% to €816.0 billion between 2019 and 2020.
| Number of enterprises | Persons Engaged | |
| 2018 | 281408 | 1573271 |
| 2019 | 285466 | 1713257 |
| 2020 | 291489 | 1598643 |
The number of persons engaged dropped by 6.7% in 2020 to 1,598,643 persons, a decrease of 114,614 persons when compared with 2019 levels. The number of enterprises in the Structural Business Economy increased by 2.1% to 291,489 in 2020, compared with 285,466 enterprises in 2019.
| Table 1.2 Structural Business Statistics1 by sector, 2020 | ||||||
| Industry | Distribution | Services | Building & Construction | Total | ||
| Enterprises | No. | 19,171 | 46,792 | 162,862 | 62,664 | 291,489 |
| Persons Engaged | No. | 260,660 | 372,853 | 807,781 | 157,349 | 1,598,643 |
| Turnover | €m | 299,249 | 183,495 | 304,048 | 29,196 | 815,988 |
| Gross Value Added2 | €m | 128,416 | 27,085 | 112,236 | 8,030 | 275,767 |
| 1Structural Business Statistics includes all Industrial, Distribution and Services & Building and Construction enterprises in Ireland. | ||||||
| 2Gross Value Added is GVA at factor cost (See Background Notes). | ||||||
| For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | Turnover |
|---|---|
| Building & Construction | 3.6 |
| Industry | 36.7 |
| Distribution | 22.5 |
| Services | 37.3 |
| For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | GVA |
|---|---|
| Building & Construction | 2.9 |
| Industry | 46.6 |
| Distribution | 9.8 |
| Services | 40.7 |
The Industrial sector had 19,171 enterprises (6.6% of all enterprises) and 260,660 persons engaged (16.3%) in the total Structural Business Economy in 2020. However, this sector accounted for a larger share of total Turnover (36.7%) and the largest share of total GVA at 46.6%.
The Services sector had the largest number of enterprises at 162,862 (55.9%) and persons engaged at 807,781 (50.5%) in the Structural Business Economy in 2020. This sector also accounted for the largest share of total Turnover (37.3%) and for 40.7% of total GVA.
The Distribution sector had 46,792 enterprises (16.1%) and 372,853 persons engaged (23.3%) in the Structural Business Economy in 2020. This sector accounted for 22.5% of total Turnover and 9.8% of total GVA.
The Building & Construction sector accounted for more than one-fifth (21.5%) of enterprises and almost one-tenth (9.8%) of persons engaged in the Structural Business Economy in 2020. However, this sector had the lowest share of both Turnover (3.6%) and GVA (2.9%).
| For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | Enterprises |
|---|---|
| Building & Construction | 21.5 |
| Industry | 6.6 |
| Distribution | 16.1 |
| Services | 55.9 |
| For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | Persons Engaged |
|---|---|
| Building & Construction | 9.8 |
| Industry | 16.3 |
| Distribution | 23.3 |
| Services | 50.5 |
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