Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q4 20232 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 32,343 | 0.0 |
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 12,022 | 1.2 |
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 37,009 | 65.4 |
Net Exports | 22,472 | |
Exports of Goods and Services | 152,295 | -1.0 |
Less Imports of Goods and Services | -129,822 | 14.6 |
Gross Domestic Product | 110,443 | -3.4 |
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 2021 and seasonally adjusted. |
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment increased by €13.7 billion in Q4 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 47.4% of total domestic demand in Q4 2023.
Personal Consumption Expenditure was largely unchanged in Q4 2023 compared to Q3 2023, while Government expenditure increased by 1.2% over the same period. There was an overall decrease in real GDP of 3.4%.
Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
Q1 2021 | 25.224909585 | 11.218256968 | 18.542823842 | 2.123849609 | 48.877406429 | 105.04113879 |
Q2 2021 | 28.863314836 | 11.167037955 | 19.954249089 | 0.057479563 | 49.262774829 | 108.08058611 |
Q3 2021 | 29.711685605 | 10.867906981 | 19.432678209 | 3.135794617 | 48.532468917 | 111.26730925 |
Q4 2021 | 29.96612721 | 11.162671975 | 38.868953867 | -0.109560588 | 27.55836997 | 109.34534422 |
Q1 2022 | 30.082574707 | 11.273752271 | 21.406536589 | 1.567177034 | 50.68817893 | 114.64462284 |
Q2 2022 | 31.305511662 | 11.487820464 | 25.416731532 | 3.869218013 | 47.3463847 | 117.80346039 |
Q3 2022 | 31.407414455 | 11.670448892 | 27.908709923 | 4.198407753 | 45.40090355 | 121.3146932 |
Q4 2022 | 31.872512493 | 11.552474982 | 27.275794956 | -0.011131847 | 47.47028452 | 121.52696002 |
Q1 2023 | 31.857931186 | 11.247748736 | 22.410134988 | 2.528812877 | 50.62758472 | 117.44289064 |
Q2 2023 | 32.114632848 | 11.616492812 | 23.183444926 | 5.147254213 | 42.69597215 | 117.28560177 |
Q3 2023 | 32.333051758 | 11.883939302 | 22.37386577 | 3.78885217 | 40.52823564 | 114.35311976 |
Q4 2023 | 32.343078436 | 12.021995897 | 37.009298036 | 2.900006905 | 22.47242917 | 110.44325862 |
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Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
Q1 2021 | 5.6247536813 | 5.3456619836 | 7.5724081774 | 18.542823842 |
Q2 2021 | 6.3893832951 | 5.4594154671 | 8.1054503264 | 19.954249089 |
Q3 2021 | 6.2741572756 | 4.3801053842 | 8.7784155494 | 19.432678209 |
Q4 2021 | 6.8769084362 | 5.3617790959 | 26.630266335 | 38.868953867 |
Q1 2022 | 6.4573356595 | 5.9336855702 | 9.0155153594 | 21.406536589 |
Q2 2022 | 6.6870699282 | 7.3118737475 | 11.417787856 | 25.416731532 |
Q3 2022 | 6.643739176 | 7.1514840293 | 14.113486718 | 27.908709923 |
Q4 2022 | 6.3575025956 | 6.7400125539 | 14.178279806 | 27.275794956 |
Q1 2023 | 6.7040730683 | 6.6101444529 | 9.0959174668 | 22.410134988 |
Q2 2023 | 6.3853093919 | 6.7282686041 | 10.06986693 | 23.183444926 |
Q3 2023 | 6.4222505252 | 6.1892367379 | 9.7623785068 | 22.37386577 |
Q4 2023 | 6.3619165153 | 6.455673809 | 24.191707712 | 37.009298036 |
Get the data: NAQ04
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment grew by €12.6 billion compared to the same quarter of 2022. Personal Consumption showed an increase of 1.5% while Government expenditure grew by 4.5% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services decreased by 9.4% (or €16.6 billion) while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 5.9% (or €7.8 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore decreased by 55.0% (or €24.4 billion) year-on-year.
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