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Foreign and Domestic GVA

Foreign and Domestic GVA

Multinational sector contracted by 3.8% in Q3 2023 while Non-MNE dominated decreased by 0.7%

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Table 6.1 Gross Value Added for sectors dominated by Foreign-owned MNEs and Other Sectors, Q3 20231
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Foreign-owned MNE dominated58,016-3.8
Other53,668-0.7
Total GVA (MNE dominated + Other)111,684-2.3
1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021, seasonally adjusted.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, estimates indicate that Gross Value Added (GVA) in volume terms in the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector fell by 3.8% for the third quarter of 2023, largely driven by a contraction in the Industry (excluding Construction) sector of 3.5% quarter-on-quarter. GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors of the economy declined by 0.7% over the same period.

Real GVA for the total economy amounted to almost €112 billion in the Q3 2023 reference period, with GVA for MNE dominated sectors representing approximately 51.9% of Total GVA while GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors represented approximately 48.1% of the total.

Foreign-owned MNE-dominatedOther
Q1 202117.38522558634670.608558730866182
Q2 20211.871003512610761.62551668002795
Q3 20215.43579065120981.45453899456749
Q4 2021-3.627081973198192.27673202308016
Q1 20228.226105994879541.14671980440981
Q2 20222.937365890632361.03915272293995
Q3 20227.504340253697311.12246766759221
Q4 20221.123721607118380.696425368512155
Q1 2023-10.5621775628041.34435147058729
Q2 20234.792664914288511.51214996745674
Q3 2023-3.81236430853985-0.674266568118054

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The classification of value added for the total economy between (a) the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector and (b) the Other sector in Tables 6.2 and 6.3 is determined by business accounting turnover. Foreign-owned MNE dominated sectors are defined as those where MNE turnover on average exceeds 85% of the sector total. Economic activity classified to the Non-MNE dominated sector falls below this turnover threshold.

The main sectors dominated by MNEs in Ireland are:

  • Pharma and Chemical production
  • Computer, electronic and optical device manufacturing
  • Medical instrument production
  • Information & Communications, including software publishing

The combination of all remaining non-MNE dominated sectors provides an estimation of the value-added contribution of the domestic-facing side of the economy to the overall economy.

Table 6.2 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices & Constant Basic Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)1

Table 6.3 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices & Constant Basic Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)1 - Seasonally Adjusted