Key short-term economic indicators

Economic Indicator	Latest results		Change over
	Value	Period	1 Month	3 Months	12 Months
National accounts GDP (Constant prices, SA), €m	78,828	Q4 2018	:	+0.1%	+2.6%
GNP (Constant prices, SA), €m	61,823	Q4 2018	:	-2.4%	-0.5%
General government surplus/deficit as a % of GDP	-2.2	Q1 2019	:	:	:
Gross General government debt as a % of annualised GDP	65.6	Q1 2019	:	:	:
Personal consumption expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m	25,664	Q4 2018	:	+0.5%	+2.6%
Government expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m	7,817	Q4 2018	:	+0.4%	+5.9%
Gross fixed capital formation (Constant prices, SA), €m	21,807	Q4 2018	:	+10.1%	+42.6%
International accounts Exports of goods (SA), €m	13,190	May 2019	+4.5%	+0.3%	+12.0%
Imports of goods (SA), €m	6,689	May 2019	-8.2%	-4.3%	+1.8%
Balance of payments (Current account), €m	10,990	Q1 2019	:	+10,011	-335
Labour Market and Earnings Numbers in employment, 000	2,301.9	Q1 2019	:	+0.9%	+3.7%
Unemployment rate (SA), %	4.5	Jun 2019	0%	-4.3%	-23.7%
Numbers on Live Register (SA), 000	190.1	Jun 2019	-0.6%	-2.6%	-13.7%
Average weekly earnings, €	769.98	Q1 2019	:	+1.7%	+3.4%
Prices Consumer price index, December 2016=100	102.5	Jun 2019	+0.2%	+0.5%	+1.1%
Manufacturing industries output price index, 2010 = 100	102.0	Jan 2018	-1.2%	-1.2%	-4.9%
Agricultural output price index, 2015=100	107.49	May 2019	+3.2%	+3.3%	+2.4%
Residential property price index, January 2005=100	107.2	May 2019	+0.5%	+0.8%	+2.8%
Consumption and Investment Retail sales index, Value(SA), 2015=100	109.8	May 2019	-2.3%	-0.7%	+0.5%
Retail sales index, Volume (SA), 2015=100	117.0	May 2019	-2.4%	-0.5%	+1.0%
New private cars licensed, number	3,858	Jun 2019	:	:	+3.8%
Variable interest rate on new housing loans, %	3.20	Apr 2019	+2.9%	+2.6%	+15.1%
Interest on consumer and other loans, %	7.86	Apr 2019	+0.4%	-1.0%	-1.4%
Production Industrial production index (All industry, SA), 2010=100	158.1	Feb 2018	-3.9%	-3.2%	+3.5%
Dwellings completions, number	1,740	Feb 2018	+22.7%	-22.6%	+37.8%