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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Increase of 2.3% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 3

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Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q3 20222
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)50,1919.0
Information and Communication19,115-7.4
Professional, Admin and Support Services10,304-2.5
Public Admin, Education and Health9,6170.4
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants8,920-0.3
Real Estate Activities5,9961.2
Financial and Insurance Activities4,666-5.2
Construction2,3630.9
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,0361.6
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,03513.6
Gross Domestic Product120,0732.3
1Series is not additive, Taxes less Subsidies on Products not shown in table (see Table 2.5 for full detail).
2Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020, seasonally adjusted.

The MNE dominated Industry (excluding Construction) sector recorded strong growth in Q3 compared with the previous quarter, an increase of 9.0%. However the Information & Communication sector, also predominantly driven by MNE activity, declined by 7.4% in the quarter. The Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector rose strongly by 13.6% quarter-on-quarter while the domestically facing Construction sector increased by 0.9% over the period compared with Q2 2022. The Arts & Entertainment sector increased by 1.6% in Q3 while Real Estate and Public Administration, Education & Health sectors grew by 1.2% & 0.4% respectively in the quarter. Finance & Insurance recorded a decline of 5.2% in Q3 while the Professional & Administrative services sector fell by 2.5% over the same period. The domestically dominated Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector posted a modest 0.3% decline in Q3 2022. (See Table 2.5).

Column1Q3 2022Q2 2022
Industry (excl. Construction)50.1909528146.028773516
Information and Communication19.11528375420.634551172
Professional, Admin and Support Services10.30355878810.56829823
Public Admin, Education and Health9.6166583699.578244293
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants8.9196805268.942207732
Real Estate Activities5.9962886035.922973954
Financial and Insurance Activities4.6655329784.923391849
Construction2.3626681742.341187674
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.0355943991.018987513
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing1.0351044230.911171382

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Column1Q3 2022
Information & Communication-7.36273546895251
Financial & Insurance Activities-5.23742328273898
Professional, Admin & Support Services-2.50503379293829
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants-0.251919958416824
Public Admin, Education & Health0.40105550479721
Construction0.917504403365488
Real Estate Activities1.23780130673186
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services1.62974381806777
Industry (excl. Construction)9.04255963403673
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing13.6015071860543
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsInformation & CommunicationFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthArts, Entertainment & Other Services
Q1 2020100100100100100100100100100100
Q2 2020100.841832440944103.65565226844769.227832525072559.040108686753891.7981664091695.097842844016193.772586001080497.497379934144791.52843119352262.6467586305649
Q3 202092.0686645886504104.16718630029788.856573747721385.0914919691508125.33990058721193.735763692313896.3777194342152102.24356881049297.198232759080564.426783990487
Q4 202098.1867143723846112.83636238439594.883826257814184.192181540941100.52375309154996.8262493473921101.474291327133101.87699536312497.367956654464465.9820608741711
Q1 202197.2647312283666125.30134167708575.242953077283177.3402816249321115.263321524606110.983773093927102.53623581788898.024713235156198.264071605191266.6411268161205
Q2 202191.876917530714123.98082035274684.727283260804183.9948256322615115.685521066311109.922474877791104.12702852303299.716517249649199.031789532251470.2733199571562
Q3 2021108.11574170676132.10447053624888.816420758233488.3611896779719124.776715993557113.631364145605104.876790974279102.311630713317100.10252275146675.0441523253768
Q4 202195.3353747787067128.20337438778793.080970046354391.05257515006132.837106832753117.068299713871106.046701417722103.931190982895100.47253504167884.7945016456759
Q1 2022100.408109600257138.90250879417797.328897357483492.36180630163135.593666220189119.717043669854107.552194681793106.229401659563100.69519281198877.6138989781416
Q2 2022102.656589353135146.707287641691100.97476005271995.151577815715143.271052039383118.684390446677108.979857199744105.175497399147101.68273098806785.4621411641109
Q3 2022116.61943273096159.973381614169101.9012079224994.9118720004487132.722383474138112.468386548446110.328811296237102.540815647407102.09053517812286.8549551265213

Comparisons with Q3 2021
Preliminary estimates for the third quarter of 2022 indicate that there was an increase of 10.9% in GDP in real terms in Q3 2022 compared with Q3 2021. The MNE-dominated Industry (excluding Construction) sector increased by 22.2% in Q3 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2021. The Information & Communication sector increased by 5.8% year-on-year over the same period. Of the domestic based sectors, Construction exhibited an increase of 13.3% compared with the same quarter of 2021 while the Arts & Entertainment sector rose by 15.6% year-on-year. The Agriculture sector grew by 8.1% year-on-year in Q3 2022. The Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector posted an increase of 6.9% in Q3 with Real Estate activities rising by 5.1% year-on-year. Year-on-year increases were also recorded in Public Administration, Education & Health (2.0%), the Professional & Administrative Services sector (0.3%) and Financial & Insurance activities (0.3%). (See Table 2.3)

Table 2.2 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Price

Table 2.3 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020)2

Table 2.4 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 2.5 Gross Domestic Product by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020)2 - Seasonally Adjusted

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