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Intermediate Consumption

Intermediate Consumption increased to €458 billion in 2022

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CSO statistical publication, 17 November 2023, 11am

Intermediate Consumption at market prices includes all goods and services used up in the production process in the accounting period, regardless of the date of purchase. For more information see the Background Notes.

When examined by A21 sector and similar to Output, the two largest sectors by Intermediate Consumption in 2022 were Manufacturing (C) and Information & Communication (J). Construction (F), the third largest sector by Intermediate Consumption in 1995 increased to the second largest in 2005. Construction Intermediate Consumption then declined following 2005, but not as precipitously as Output, declining to fifth biggest by rank in 2010 before recovering to fourth biggest in 2022. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (A) declined from the fifth biggest sector by Intermediate Consumption in 1995 to the twelfth biggest in 2005 and the eleventh biggest in 2022.

Figure 3.1 Proportional composition of Intermediate Consumption by A21 sector, 1995-2022

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Proportional composition of Intermediate Consumption by A21 sector, 1995

Proportional composition of Intermediate Consumption by A21 sector, 2005

Proportional composition of Intermediate Consumption by A21 sector, 2010

Proportional composition of Intermediate Consumption by A21 sector, 2022

Table 3.1 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A64 sector, 1995-2022

Table 3.1 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A64 sector, 1995-2022¹									€million
ESA A64 code	NACE Rev. 2	Activity	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
1	1	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	4,007	3,630	3,235	4,130	5,123	5,700	7,652
2	2	Forestry and logging	227	70	96	130	141	139	146
3	3	Fishing and aquaculture	465	332	230	354	236	276	289
4	05-09	Mining and quarrying	443	674	944	885	565	455	636
5	10-12	Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products	4,520	8,631	14,384	15,293	17,982	16,215	21,604
6	13-15	Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel and leather products	734	621	393	286	229	145	157
7	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	524	1,092	889	455	644	621	1,316
8	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products	315	440	364	281	311	384	342
9	18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	474	808	1,887	897	540	350	372
10-11	19-20	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products; basic chemicals	1,524	2,842	1,579	2,785	8,635	8,642	10,208
12, 17²	21 & 26	Manufacture of pharmaceutical products; computer, electronic and optical products	8,746	22,388	34,041	29,340	58,667	71,057	83,564
13	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	529	782	1,101	681	991	1,080	1,522
14	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	654	1,182	1,646	812	1,141	1,198	1,711
15	24	Manufacture of basic metals	279	456	901	526	561	737	731
16	25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	567	978	1,345	794	1,306	1,943	2,374
18	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment	522	1,175	507	322	773	550	549
19	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified	612	914	2,059	1,034	1,624	1,241	1,407
20-21	29-30	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers; other transport equipment	529	673	748	539	465	730	614
22	31-32	Manufacture of furniture; other manufacturing	924	2,348	4,550	3,216	6,354	10,988	13,844
23	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	114	217	164	213	634	610	767
24	35	Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply	988	1,189	2,810	3,263	3,405	4,906	8,400
25	36	Water collection, treatment and supply	114	156	330	251	121	307	455
26	37-39	Sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	337	571	969	504	1,053	975	1,306
27	41-43	Construction	5,928	14,057	25,604	10,432	10,109	19,284	24,044
28	45	Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	320	626	563	958	874	713	769
29	46	Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	1,493	3,639	5,996	9,636	11,135	13,719	14,359
30	47	Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	1,364	2,226	2,780	4,848	4,617	5,639	6,363
31	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	731	1,695	2,468	3,789	2,310	2,290	3,052
32	50	Water transport	93	230	129	280	432	536	666
33-34	51-52	Air transport, Warehousing and support activities for transportation	583	1,424	2,749	4,846	5,379	4,978	15,999
35	53	Postal and courier activities	140	201	470	735	467	811	733
36	55-56	Accommodation; food and beverage service activities	1,479	4,043	4,510	4,040	2,479	1,889	6,210
37-38, 40²	58-60, 62-63	Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting activities; Computer programming, consultancy and related activities; information service activities	3,921	9,980	17,345	30,524	60,845	94,451	132,540
39	61	Telecommunications	4,504	6,869	4,283	3,458	1,884	2,317	2,958
41	64	Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	1,268	2,343	6,303	5,132	3,440	8,755	9,329
42	65	Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	2,682	4,226	9,834	8,895	11,250	13,309	16,537
43	66	Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	1,045	1,490	4,817	2,648	3,396	5,556	6,487
44	68	Real estate activities	1,156	2,856	6,034	7,628	4,015	4,993	4,268
45	69-70	Legal and accounting activities; activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	600	1,910	4,013	4,205	6,280	8,482	12,155
46	71	Architectural and engineering services; technical testing and analysis	585	1,802	2,277	2,563	678	1,078	1,404
47	72	Scientific research and development	168	296	120	1,509	762	601	845
48	73	Advertising and market research	352	826	711	987	251	346	476
49	74-75	Other professional, scientific and technical activities; veterinary activities	278	762	1,520	1,006	417	607	541
50	77	Rental and leasing activities	870	1,602	1,774	4,881	5,002	4,146	6,406
51	78	Employment activities	89	178	291	377	378	332	547
52	79	Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation services and related activities	467	989	1,131	1,130	87	402	1,155
53	80-82	Security and investigation activities; services to buildings and landscape activities; office administrative, office support and other business support activities	379	824	1,313	1,328	1,136	3,678	4,691
54	84	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1,036	1,451	1,644	3,803	4,439	5,851	6,726
55	85	Education	1,014	1,381	2,367	3,180	1,216	1,676	1,855
56	86	Human health activities	2,009	3,616	5,079	4,872	4,067	6,825	8,693
57	87-88	Social work activities	372	579	1,308	505	1,785	2,554	3,057
58	90-92	Creative, arts and entertainment activities; libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities; gambling and betting activities	329	619	888	756	748	955	634
59	93	Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	250	480	672	190	495	464	747
60	94	Activities of membership organisations	199	219	350	1,665	1,777	1,923	2,635
61	95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods	35	98	110	64	46	40	40
62	96	Other personal service activities	587	811	684	585	464	925	1,332
63	97-98	Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use	163	180	300	0	0	0	0
64	99	Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies (not included)
01-63	01-98	All NACE economic sectors	64,636	126,699	195,610	198,445	264,163	349,374	458,220
¹Preliminary figures.
² Codes aggregated for confidentiality reasons.

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Table 3.2 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A21 sector, 1995-2022

Table 3.2 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A21 sector, 1995-2022									€million
NACE A21	NACE Rev. 2	Activity	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
A	01-03	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	4,699	4,032	3,562	4,613	5,500	6,115	8,087
B	05-09	Mining and Quarrying	443	674	944	885	565	455	636
C	10-33	Manufacturing	21,566	45,548	66,558	57,474	100,858	116,494	141,082
D	35	Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply	988	1,189	2,810	3,263	3,405	4,906	8,400
E	36-39	Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities	450	727	1,298	755	1,174	1,283	1,762
F	41-43	Construction	5,928	14,057	25,604	10,432	10,109	19,284	24,044
G	45-47	Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles	3,177	6,491	9,339	15,442	16,626	20,071	21,491
H	49-53	Transportation and Storage	1,548	3,550	5,816	9,650	8,587	8,614	20,451
I	55-56	Accommodation and Food Service Activities	1,479	4,043	4,510	4,040	2,479	1,889	6,210
J	58-63	Information and Communication	8,424	16,849	21,628	33,982	62,729	96,768	135,498
K	64-66	Financial and Insurance Activities	4,995	8,059	20,955	16,675	18,086	27,619	32,352
L	68	Real Estate Activities	1,156	2,856	6,034	7,628	4,015	4,993	4,268
M	69-75	Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities	1,983	5,596	8,641	10,269	8,388	11,114	15,421
N	77-82	Administrative and Support Service Activities	1,805	3,594	4,510	7,716	6,602	8,559	12,799
O	84	Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security	1,036	1,451	1,644	3,803	4,439	5,851	6,726
P	85	Education	1,014	1,381	2,367	3,180	1,216	1,676	1,855
Q	86-88	Human Health and Social Work Activities	2,381	4,196	6,386	5,377	5,852	9,378	11,750
R	90-93	Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	579	1,099	1,560	946	1,243	1,419	1,381
S	94-96	Other Service Activities	820	1,129	1,144	2,314	2,288	2,888	4,007
T	97-98	Activities of Households as Employers; Activities of Households for Own Use	163	180	300	0	0	0	0
U	99	Activities of Extraterritorial Organisations and Bodies (not included)
		Total	64,636	126,699	195,610	198,445	264,163	349,374	458,220

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Table 3.3 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A21 sector by rank, 1995-2022 (1 = biggest sector by value, 20 = smallest sector by value)

Table 3.4 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A10 sector in constant market prices, 2013-2022 (chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)

	Manufacturing	Construction	Information and Communication	Other
1995	33.3659894890273	9.1719183716292	13.0334610888861	44.4286310504574
1996	33.6546802620769	9.29461841334027	13.4571071452831	43.5935941792998
1997	35.0330426807044	9.36455884160132	14.5206861218422	41.0817123558521
1998	36.3380514264411	9.63175159095202	13.8281859054651	40.2020110771418
1999	36.2955257093226	10.3723854900879	14.7127972951243	38.6192915054651
2000	35.949910371045	11.0945589903076	13.2985176702841	39.6570129683633
2001	38.5815391180658	11.3153151377705	12.2229779787377	37.880167765426
2002	37.0155040092049	11.5517040153234	11.6899660883689	39.7428258871027
2003	35.9078020499934	11.5519843457798	11.5618566332363	40.9783569709904
2004	35.0772807640293	12.7202770160745	9.68116274406699	42.5212794758292
2005	34.0259187356975	13.089275657224	11.0567328573987	41.8280727496798
2006	32.5788419764194	13.645242962793	11.4569897678378	42.3189252929499
2007	30.5427058549199	13.8327273439863	10.5274312290109	45.0971355720829
2008	28.8203439923803	11.8797023337161	11.9719318024403	47.3280218714634
2009	31.6742527331336	5.70624390909332	13.6851081969385	48.9343951608346
2010	28.9624115817778	5.25711060702041	17.1240192284688	48.6564585827329
2011	33.6605310612588	4.59755952849173	17.2013477574952	44.5405616527543
2012	32.4609766725552	2.29138153666277	21.655125552516	43.592516238266
2013	31.4601439719685	2.64153230954676	24.4921210557566	41.4062026627282
2014	33.6384909270789	3.85162347333158	24.8182251317588	37.6916604678307
2015	38.180308427894	3.82672283764849	23.7464007045111	34.2465680299464
2016	37.4951869948449	4.8916050721425	20.0685356579379	37.5446722750747
2017	34.865634223758	5.85642488081214	21.4610674799452	37.8168734154847
2018	34.655778685954	5.64657657836605	24.3591747910887	35.3384699445913
2019	34.2682552050954	5.31115384423465	24.1092327556053	36.3113581950647
2020	33.3435413574151	5.51958508850596	27.6974293808516	33.4394441732274
2021	32.2387771532215	5.25698040618672	30.5194101674315	31.9848322731602
2022	30.7891396167066	5.24726192700871	29.5705788688566	34.3930195874281

In the above figure, a version of which is repeated across the Output method chapters, the 1995-2022 time-series of notable sectors of the economy are displayed. To allow for greater comparability over time the percentage contribution made by each to the total is displayed.

Similarly to Output, Manufacturing (C) was the biggest single A21 sector of the economy when measured by Intermediate Consumption over the entire 1995-2022 period. Information and Communication (J) was the second biggest sector in 2022. These two sectors dominated and combined they comprised 60% of total Intermediate Consumption across the economy in 2022, which was an increase from 46% in 1995.

Construction (F) which had less Intermediate Consumption than Information and Communication in 1995, increased more than Information and Communication up to 2007, but had Intermediate Consumption which was 18% of Information and Communication in 2022.

The Other category in the figure above is total Output less Manufacturing, Information and Communication and Construction. Sector figures can be found in the tables above and in the full 1995-2022 time series available in the CSO's PxStat database.

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Table 3.4 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A10 sector in constant market prices, 2013-2022 (chain linked¹ annually and referenced to year 2021)												€million
NACE	A10 codes	Activity	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
01-03	A	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	6,240	5,950	5,955	6,324	6,242	7,076	6,392	6,644	6,664	6,726
05-39	B-E	Industry (excluding construction)	68,455	76,161	95,797	100,573	98,474	111,160	121,026	128,002	140,808	142,371
10-33	C	of which: Manufacturing	61,210	69,215	88,456	92,456	89,708	102,782	110,588	117,167	131,228	134,040
41-43	F	Construction	6,678	10,164	10,992	14,608	18,533	19,281	18,737	20,230	21,398	21,696
45-56	G-I	Distribution, transport, hotels and restaurants	29,956	28,442	28,345	38,906	36,716	38,122	37,293	31,999	32,615	44,378
58-63	J	Information and communication	59,133	62,253	66,945	60,029	65,354	80,382	84,144	96,987	124,229	132,582
64-66	K	Financial and insurance activities	18,681	20,201	21,000	21,811	25,043	25,346	30,005	28,697	28,098	30,984
68	L	Real estate activities	4,002	4,098	4,419	4,251	4,627	5,530	5,205	5,150	4,701	3,973
69-82	M-N	Professional, admin and support services	20,587	16,304	16,305	20,857	21,748	19,218	21,007	19,959	25,360	27,702
84-88	O-Q	Public administration, education and health	10,586	11,442	12,006	12,690	12,874	13,688	15,073	17,384	18,536	19,141
90-98	R-U	Arts, entertainment and other services	4,571	4,632	4,061	4,019	4,114	4,367	4,392	4,460	4,641	5,135
01-98	Total		226,371	237,662	265,720	283,964	292,538	323,547	342,716	358,942	407,049	434,688
¹Chain linked series not additive except for 2021 and 2022.

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Table 3.3 Intermediate Consumption by NACE A21 sector by rank, 1995-2022 (1 = biggest sector by value, 20 = smallest sector by value)									Rank
NACE A21	NACE Rev. 2	Activity	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
A	01-03	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	5	9	12	11	10	10	11
B	05-09	Mining and Quarrying	19	19	19	18	19	19	19
C	10-33	Manufacturing	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
D	35	Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply	15	15	13	14	13	13	10
E	36-39	Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities	18	18	17	19	18	18	17
F	41-43	Construction	3	3	2	5	5	5	4
G	45-47	Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles	6	5	5	4	4	4	5
H	49-53	Transportation and Storage	10	11	9	7	6	8	6
I	55-56	Accommodation and Food Service Activities	11	8	11	12	14	15	13
J	58-63	Information and Communication	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
K	64-66	Financial and Insurance Activities	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
L	68	Real Estate Activities	12	12	8	9	12	12	14
M	69-75	Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities	8	6	6	6	7	6	7
N	77-82	Administrative and Support Service Activities	9	10	10	8	8	9	8
O	84	Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security	13	13	15	13	11	11	12
P	85	Education	14	14	14	15	17	16	16
Q	86-88	Human Health and Social Work Activities	7	7	7	10	9	7	9
R	90-93	Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	17	17	16	17	16	17	18
S	94-96	Other Service Activities	16	16	18	16	15	14	15
T	97-98	Activities of Households as Employers; Activities of Households for Own Use	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
U	99	Activities of Extraterritorial Organisations and Bodies (not included)