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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.3% in Q1 2024

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Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20242
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services35,8720.3
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services12,733-1.6
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation23,976-39.7
Net Exports46,645 
     Exports of Goods and Services174,7607.0
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-128,114-6.4
Gross Domestic Product120,7500.7
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 2022 and seasonally adjusted.

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment decreased by €17.5 billion in Q1 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 34.4% of total domestic demand in Q1 2024.

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.3% in Q1 2024 compared to Q4 2023, while Government expenditure decreased by 1.6% over the same period. There was an overall increase in real GDP of 0.7%.

Personal Consumption ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202232.32351477911.89626887923.7879185011.57237761456.04938529126.12149649
Q2 202233.58757318912.15300963827.35197283.93523835453.26187365129.07602801
Q3 202234.16546655112.27397979929.9295965793.27990686452.54742589132.77606139
Q4 202234.52270021512.27339418829.415183004-0.12169297153.8911602133.00773053
Q1 202334.96114335612.32759424924.7875705042.62964386852.73712841125.76811008
Q2 202335.6196701212.52098406824.7783810855.41055715443.61118003123.93390379
Q3 202334.82242077112.85649546424.2413776584.03882242743.77185594121.79758495
Q4 202335.77437085712.94080013839.770715983.20580414826.44955882119.91827066
Q1 202435.87199014712.73280682923.975774441.46692169346.64537316120.74977928

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20227.8148392956.0791970939.893882112823.787918501
Q2 20228.11240367817.017353682112.2222154427.3519728
Q3 20227.99195617287.099870562514.83776984329.929596579
Q4 20227.53468911776.434414005315.44607988129.415183004
Q1 20238.14849010776.89924422289.73983617324.787570504
Q2 20237.72597913597.003980475110.04842147424.778381085
Q3 20237.71476972246.456964729410.06964320624.241377658
Q4 20237.59971675786.27653418125.89446504139.77071598
Q1 20247.33417189175.955163887410.68643866123.97577444

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q1 2023

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment decreased by €1.8 billion compared to the same quarter of 2023. Personal Consumption showed an increase of 2.1% while Government expenditure grew by 2.0% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services decreased by 0.7% (or €1.2 billion) while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 5.1% (or €6.0 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore decreased by 13.8% (or €7.2 billion) year-on-year.

Table 3.2 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices

Table 3.3 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1

Table 3.4 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.5 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.6 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.7 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1 - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.8 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices & Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

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