Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20222 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 26,771 | -1.3 |
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 10,666 | -4.6 |
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 21,084 | -45.7 |
Net Exports | 53,294 | |
Exports of Goods and Services | 154,194 | 5.3 |
Less Imports of Goods and Services | -100,900 | -14.4 |
Gross Domestic Product | 113,716 | 6.3 |
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 2020 and seasonally adjusted. |
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment decreased by €14.2 billion in Q1 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 39.7% of total domestic demand in Q1 2022.
Personal Consumption Expenditure fell by 1.3% in Q1 2022 compared to Q4 2021, while Government expenditure decreased by 4.6% over the same period. There was an overall increase in real GDP of 6.3%, driven by an increase in net exports.
Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
Q1 2020 | 26.432074294 | 9.3059449871 | 77.995456994 | 2.039149497 | -23.07445849 | 92.670551259 |
Q2 2020 | 22.73662646 | 10.431462222 | 17.65744531 | 1.791065954 | 35.769973018 | 87.602209476 |
Q3 2020 | 25.712663788 | 10.481519082 | 25.263335658 | 0.434799916 | 39.42999461 | 98.913925707 |
Q4 2020 | 24.863266529 | 10.649294038 | 37.165386184 | 0.226690679 | 19.37555817 | 93.959443283 |
Q1 2021 | 23.113659113 | 10.85231134 | 18.309314072 | 2.066366305 | 49.661248524 | 102.56628132 |
Q2 2021 | 26.653179549 | 10.728313195 | 19.427493723 | 0.301713353 | 49.368262751 | 104.77182915 |
Q3 2021 | 27.295466351 | 10.759028727 | 19.783858037 | 2.855509063 | 48.48788358 | 108.86576204 |
Q4 2021 | 27.133090908 | 11.175332497 | 38.805263037 | 0.036727928 | 28.58279194 | 107.02270738 |
Q1 2022 | 26.770521329 | 10.666484027 | 21.083538618 | 3.592985421 | 53.29430234 | 113.71557721 |
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Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Machinery & Equipment + Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
Q1 2020 | 6.839057693 | 0 | 0 | 71.156399301 | 77.995456994 |
Q2 2020 | 4.6896443462 | 3.0401859404 | 9.9276150235 | 0 | 17.65744531 |
Q3 2020 | 6.0176639205 | 5.5883633077 | 13.657308429 | 0 | 25.263335658 |
Q4 2020 | 6.4096655036 | 0 | 0 | 30.7557206804 | 37.165386184 |
Q1 2021 | 5.1494890562 | 5.6889161777 | 7.4709088382 | 0 | 18.309314072 |
Q2 2021 | 6.0355933857 | 5.567445103 | 7.8244552345 | 0 | 19.427493723 |
Q3 2021 | 5.8619508275 | 5.4489124516 | 8.4729947574 | 0 | 19.783858037 |
Q4 2021 | 6.2270556698 | 6.3844059217 | 26.193801445 | 0 | 38.805263037 |
Q1 2022 | 6.5132727172 | 5.8113918468 | 8.7588740539 | 0 | 21.083538618 |
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Comparisons with Q1 2021
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3) Capital Investment grew by €4.1 billion. Personal Consumption showed an increase of 15.3% while Government expenditure decreased by 2.1% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services grew by 14.8% (or €19.2 billion) in Q1 2022 compared with the same quarter of 2021. Imports of Goods and Services grew by 19.7% (or €16.1 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore increased by 6.3% or €3.0 billion over the period year-on-year.
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