| Economic Indicator | Latest results | Change over |
| | Value | Period | 1 Month | 3 Months | 12 Months |
National accounts
GDP (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 78,200 | Q2 2018 | : | +2.5% | +9.1% |
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GNP (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 59,578 | Q2 2018 | : | +0.7% | +12.0% |
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General government surplus/deficit as a % of GDP
|  | -2.0 | Q1 2018 | : | : | : |
|
Gross General government debt as a % of annualised GDP
|  | 69.3 | Q1 2018 | : | : | : |
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Personal consumption expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 25,411 | Q2 2018 | : | +1.5% | +4.8% |
|
Government expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 7,462 | Q2 2018 | : | +1.3% | +4.3% |
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Gross fixed capital formation (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 15,204 | Q2 2018 | : | -1.4% | -32.0% |
International accounts
Exports of goods (SA), €m
|  | 11,846 | Jul 2018 | +0.4% | +6.6% | +21.8% |
|
Imports of goods (SA), €m
|  | 7,876 | Jul 2018 | -2.4% | +16.6% | +36.8% |
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Balance of payments (Current account), €m
|  | 10,162 | Q2 2018 | : | +610 | +13,465 |
Labour Market and Earnings
Numbers in employment, 000
|  | 2,255.0 | Q2 2018 | : | +1.5% | +3.4% |
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Unemployment rate (SA), %
|  | 5.6 | Aug 2018 | -3.4% | -3.4% | -15.2% |
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Numbers on Live Register (SA), 000
|  | 209.9 | Aug 2018 | -3.1% | -6.4% | -15.4% |
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Average weekly earnings, €
|  | 744.08 | Q2 2018 | : | -0.1% | +3.3% |
Prices
Consumer price index, December 2016=100
|  | 102.1 | Aug 2018 | +0.3% | +0.8% | +0.7% |
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Manufacturing industries output price index, 2010 = 100
|  | 102.0 | Jan 2018 | -1.2% | -1.2% | -4.9% |
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Agricultural output price index, 2015=100
|  | 104.26 | Jul 2018 | -0.8% | +1.2% | -4.1% |
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Residential property price index, January 2005=100
|  | 106.4 | Jul 2018 | +1.0% | +2.7% | +10.4% |
Consumption and Investment
Retail sales index, Value(SA), 2015=100
|  | 112.9 | Jul 2018 | +1.5% | +3.1% | +5.1% |
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Retail sales index, Volume (SA), 2015=100
|  | 122.1 | Jul 2018 | +6.5% | +6.4% | +5.4% |
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New private cars licensed, number
|  | 7,681 | Aug 2018 | : | : | -5.2% |
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Loans to households, €m
|  | 116,270 | Jul 2018 | +0.2% | +0.5% | +0.6% |
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Loans to non-financial corporations, €m
|  | 40,564 | Jul 2018 | +0.3% | +1.0% | +1.1% |
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Variable interest rate on new housing loans, %
|  | 3.10 | Jul 2018 | -1.0% | +11.5% | -3.7% |
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Interest on consumer and other loans, %
|  | 8.00 | Jul 2018 | +0.5% | +0.4% | -0.9% |
Production
Industrial production index (All industry, SA), 2010=100
|  | 158.1 | Feb 2018 | -3.9% | -3.2% | +3.5% |
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Dwellings completions, number
|  | 1,740 | Feb 2018 | +22.7% | -22.6% | +37.8% |
SA = Seasonally adjusted : = not available/not relevant The mini-graphs above cover a period of 6 years.