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Gross Value Added for Foreign-owned Multinational Enterprises and Other Sectors Annual Results

2017

GVA at constant (2016) basic prices for sectors dominated by Foreign-owned MNEs and Other Sectors
 20162017 
Amount €mAmount €m% Change
Foreign-owned MNE dominated97,072107,18210.4
Other 158,143164,9774.3
Total255,215272,1606.6

Multinational sector growth was 10.4 per cent in 2017 while non-MNE dominated sectors growth was 4.3 per cent

GVA at constant (2016) basic prices for foreign-owned MNE dominated and other sectors
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Gross Value Added (GVA) at constant (2016) basic prices for the non-MNE dominated sectors of the economy increased by 4.3 per cent between 2016 and 2017.  The sectors where foreign-owned multinational enterprises are dominant grew by 10.4 per cent over the same period, resulting in an overall growth rate of 6.6 per cent. 

Real GVA for the total economy exceeded €270 billion for the first time in the 2017 reference period, with GVA for MNE dominated sectors exceeding €107 billion while GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors was almost €165 billion.

Of the larger non-MNE dominated sectors, growth was positive in the Financial and insurance activities sector (+2.4 per cent), Administrative and support service activities (+5.3 per cent), Real estate activities (+1.3 per cent), Legal, accounting; management consultancy, architecture and engineering activities (+28.9 per cent) and Construction (+15.2 per cent). The AgriFood, Forestry and Fishing sector showed an increase of +2.4 per cent in 2017 compared with 2016. There was a slight year-on-year decline in the Wholesale & Retail sector including the sale and repair of motor vehicles (-0.4 per cent).

Amongst the larger MNE dominated sectors, growth was positive in Publishing, audio-visual and broadcasting activities (+28.2 per cent),  Computer programming and information service activities (+4.1 per cent) and Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products, solid fuel coke and refined petroleum products (+1.5 per cent).

The share of total GVA at constant prices accounted for by the foreign-owned MNE dominated sectors stood at 39.4 per cent in 2017, a slight increase from 38.0 per cent in 2016.

The composition of the sectors dominated by foreign-owned multinational enterprises in terms of constituent Nace Rev 2 codes is given in Table 3 of this release. For data at the more detailed 37 sectoral breakdown level, please refer to Tables 21 and 22 of the National Income & Expenditure 2017 publication issued in August 2018.  For information on chain linking see NIE 2017 Methodology Note.


The data tables contained in this report as well as data for earlier years can be downloaded from the StatBank database service on the CSO Website.

Foreign-owned MNE dominatedOther
2012-0.21386707523399-1.34569037570234
2013-0.378984417552352.11238464869501
20143.30974584900784.61417429458539
201521.17266451122955.99486585780921
20162.437160706768353.37495211247309
20173.961666519082042.67779074840143
Foreign-owned MNE dominatedOther
2012-0.21386707523399-1.34569037570234
2013-0.378984417552352.11238464869501
20143.30974584900784.61417429458539
201521.17266451122955.99486585780921
20162.437160706768353.37495211247309
20173.961666519082042.67779074840143
Table 1 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices€million
 201220132014201520162017
 
Foreign-owned MNE dominated40,33640,55745,27999,12697,072108,076
Other118,200124,453134,071146,456158,143167,871
Total158,536165,009179,351245,583255,215275,947
 
Annual Percentage Changes
Foreign-owned MNE dominated0.8%0.5%11.6%118.9%-2.1%11.3%
Other2.8%5.3%7.7%9.2%8.0%6.2%
Total2.2%4.1%8.7%36.9%3.9%8.1%
Table 2 Gross Value Added at Constant Basic Prices (Chain-linked annually and referenced to year 2016)€million
 201220132014201520162017
       
Foreign-owned MNE dominated44,78444,14449,95491,21897,072107,182
Other126,692130,255138,354150,037158,143164,977
Total172,748175,742189,668241,196255,215272,160
       
Annual Percentage Changes      
Foreign-owned MNE dominated-0.8%-1.4%13.2%82.6%6.4%10.4%
Other-1.8%2.8%6.2%8.4%5.4%4.3%
Total-1.6%1.7%7.9%27.2%5.8%6.6%
Table 3 Composition of Foreign-owned multinational enterprise dominated sector and Other sectors1
DescriptionNace codePercentage of 2017 GVA at constant basic prices
Chemicals and chemical products202.4%
Software and communications sectors58-6310.1%
Other NACE sectors dominated by Foreign-owned MNEs218.2, 21, 26, 27 and 32.526.9%
(Reproduction of recorded media, Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Computer, electronic and optical products, Electrical equipment, Medical and dental instruments and supplies)  
Foreign-owned MNE dominated Total39.4%
  
“Other” Sector60.6%
The "Other" Sector includes all Nace sectors excluding those listed as part of the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector above and includes Wholesale & Retail sector incl the sale and repair of motor vehicles, Administrative & support service activities, Construction, Accommodation & food services and the Manufacture of Food, beverages & tobacco products  
 
1 Foreign-owned Multinational Enterprise (MNE) dominated sectors occur where MNE turnover on average exceeds 85% of the sector total
2 Nace Rev.2 divisions 18, 21, 26, 27 & 32.5 are collapsed together for 2017 for confidentiality reasons

Background Notes

Gross Value Added at Constant Basic Prices Nace Rev 2  

This release provides gross value added at current basic prices and constant basic prices (chain linked and referenced to 2016) for the economy divided into two sectors, namely

(a) the economic sectors dominated by Foreign-owned Multi National Enterprises and
(b) all other remaining sectors.

It also provides data concerning the composition of the Foreign-owned multinational dominated sector.

Gross value added at basic prices is measured as the difference between output at basic prices and intermediate consumption at purchasers' prices.

The sectoral data underlying the aggregates in the release are the same as those used for National Income & Expenditure (NIE 2017) Tables 4, which gives a breakdown of the economy at Constant Basic Prices by 10 principal economic sectors (Nace Rev.2 A10), and NIE Table 22 which illustrates a 37 sector breakdown of the Irish economy. The correspondence with the relevant A10 sections of NACE Rev.2 is as follows:

Agriculture, forestry and fishing  

Section A

Industry (excluding Construction)

Sections B, C, D, E

Of which: Manufacturing

Section C

Construction

Section F

Distribution, transport, hotels and restaurants

Sections G, H, I

Information and communication

Section J

Financial and insurance activities

Section K

Real estate activities

Section L

Professional, admin and support services

Sections M, N

Public admin, education and health

Sections O, P, Q

Arts, entertainment and other services

Sections R, S, T

National accounts are compiled in the EU according to the European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA) framework. In 2014, the new ESA 2010 framework replaced the ESA 95 version and all EU member states were required to adopt ESA 2010 by September 2014.  ESA 2010 is the European version of the current UN mandated international standards for national accounts statistics, the System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008.  The results for all years in this release are published on an ESA 2010 basis.

Nace Classification 

In compliance with EU regulations the contents of the sectors in this release conform to the Nace Rev. 2 system which corresponds with the UN International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC Rev 4).

In table 3, the following is the correspondence with the relevant NIE and Nace Rev. 2 sectors:     

NIE Sectors

Nace 2 Sections

Foreign-owned
MNE dominated
(Nace codes)

Other
(Nace codes)

Agriculture, forestry and fishing  

Section A

 

01-03

Industry (excluding Construction)

Sections B to E

18.2, 20, 21, 26,
27 and 32.5

05-18.1,
19, 22-25,
28-32.4 and
32.9-39

Of which: Manufacturing

Section C

18.2, 20, 21, 26,
27 and 32.5

10-18.1,
19, 22-25
28-32.4 and
32.9-33

Construction

Section F

 

41-43

Distribution, transport, hotels and restaurants 

Sections G to I

 

45-56

Information and communication

Section J

58, 63

n.a.

Financial and insurance activities

Section K

 

64-66

Real estate activities

Section L

 

68

Professional, admin and support services

Sections M to N

 

69-82

Public admin, education and health

Sections O to Q

 

84-88

Arts, entertainment and other services

Sections R to T

 

90-98

For further information on the Nace Rev. 2 classification of industrial activity, click here.

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