Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20242 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 35,872 | 0.3 |
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 12,733 | -1.6 |
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 23,976 | -39.7 |
Net Exports | 46,645 | |
Exports of Goods and Services | 174,760 | 7.0 |
Less Imports of Goods and Services | -128,114 | -6.4 |
Gross Domestic Product | 120,750 | 0.7 |
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 Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
Q1 2022 | 32.323514779 | 11.896268879 | 23.787918501 | 1.572377614 | 56.04938529 | 126.12149649 |
Q2 2022 | 33.587573189 | 12.153009638 | 27.3519728 | 3.935238354 | 53.26187365 | 129.07602801 |
Q3 2022 | 34.165466551 | 12.273979799 | 29.929596579 | 3.279906864 | 52.54742589 | 132.77606139 |
Q4 2022 | 34.522700215 | 12.273394188 | 29.415183004 | -0.121692971 | 53.8911602 | 133.00773053 |
Q1 2023 | 34.961143356 | 12.327594249 | 24.787570504 | 2.629643868 | 52.73712841 | 125.76811008 |
Q2 2023 | 35.61967012 | 12.520984068 | 24.778381085 | 5.410557154 | 43.61118003 | 123.93390379 |
Q3 2023 | 34.822420771 | 12.856495464 | 24.241377658 | 4.038822427 | 43.77185594 | 121.79758495 |
Q4 2023 | 35.774370857 | 12.940800138 | 39.77071598 | 3.205804148 | 26.44955882 | 119.91827066 |
Q1 2024 | 35.871990147 | 12.732806829 | 23.97577444 | 1.466921693 | 46.64537316 | 120.74977928 |
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Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
Q1 2022 | 7.814839295 | 6.079197093 | 9.8938821128 | 23.787918501 |
Q2 2022 | 8.1124036781 | 7.0173536821 | 12.22221544 | 27.3519728 |
Q3 2022 | 7.9919561728 | 7.0998705625 | 14.837769843 | 29.929596579 |
Q4 2022 | 7.5346891177 | 6.4344140053 | 15.446079881 | 29.415183004 |
Q1 2023 | 8.1484901077 | 6.8992442228 | 9.739836173 | 24.787570504 |
Q2 2023 | 7.7259791359 | 7.0039804751 | 10.048421474 | 24.778381085 |
Q3 2023 | 7.7147697224 | 6.4569647294 | 10.069643206 | 24.241377658 |
Q4 2023 | 7.5997167578 | 6.276534181 | 25.894465041 | 39.77071598 |
Q1 2024 | 7.3341718917 | 5.9551638874 | 10.686438661 | 23.97577444 |
Get the data: NAQ04
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.
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