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	78,476	Q3 2018	:	+0.9%	+5.0%
GNP (Constant prices, SA), €m	63,140	Q3 2018	:	+5.2%	+2.6%
General government surplus/deficit as a % of GDP	-1.4	Q3 2018	:	:	:
Gross General government debt as a % of annualised GDP	68.8	Q3 2018	:	:	:
Personal consumption expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m	25,542	Q3 2018	:	+1.0%	+2.9%
Government expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m	7,674	Q3 2018	:	+1.8%	+5.9%
Gross fixed capital formation (Constant prices, SA), €m	18,952	Q3 2018	:	+21.8%	+42.6%
International accounts Exports of goods (SA), €m	13,261	Dec 2018	+9.3%	+13.8%	+23.4%
Imports of goods (SA), €m	8,682	Dec 2018	+14.2%	+3.6%	+19.9%
Balance of payments (Current account), €m	9,104	Q3 2018	:	-1,058	-4,656
Labour Market and Earnings Numbers in employment, 000	2,281.3	Q4 2018	:	+0.4%	+2.3%
Unemployment rate (SA), %	5.7	Jan 2019	0%	0%	-3.4%
Numbers on Live Register (SA), 000	200.3	Jan 2019	-1.6%	-4.1%	-15.9%
Average weekly earnings, €	740.32	Q3 2018	:	-0.6%	+3.2%
Prices Consumer price index, December 2016=100	100.4	Jan 2019	-0.7%	-1.2%	+0.7%
Manufacturing industries output price index, 2010 = 100	102.0	Jan 2018	-1.2%	-1.2%	-4.9%
Agricultural output price index, 2015=100	105.16	Dec 2018	+0.5%	-1.6%	-3.1%
Residential property price index, January 2005=100	107.4	Dec 2018	-0.1%	-0.2%	+6.5%
Consumption and Investment Retail sales index, Value(SA), 2015=100	109.3	Dec 2018	-1.0%	-1.4%	+2.2%
Retail sales index, Volume (SA), 2015=100	117.8	Dec 2018	-0.4%	-0.7%	+3.7%
New private cars licensed, number	22,279	Jan 2019	:	:	-13.7%
Variable interest rate on new housing loans, %	3.04	Sep 2019	0%	-0.3%	+2.7%
Interest on consumer and other loans, %	7.98	Sep 2019	0%	+0.4%	+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%