| Economic Indicator | Latest results | Change over |
| | Value | Period | 1 Month | 3 Months | 12 Months |
National accounts
GDP (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 78,088 | Q4 2017 | : | +3.2% | +7.8% |
|
GNP (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 65,818 | Q4 2017 | : | +6.3% | +7.6% |
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General government surplus/deficit as a % of GDP
|  | 3.1 | Q4 2017 | : | : | : |
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Gross General government debt as a % of annualised GDP
|  | 68.0 | Q4 2017 | : | : | : |
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Personal consumption expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 24,625 | Q4 2017 | : | +0.3% | +1.9% |
|
Government expenditure (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 7,302 | Q4 2017 | : | +0.8% | +1.9% |
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Gross fixed capital formation (Constant prices, SA), €m
|  | 14,697 | Q4 2017 | : | +6.1% | -40.9% |
International accounts
Exports of goods (SA), €m
|  | 11,098 | Apr 2018 | +7.0% | -10.4% | +12.6% |
|
Imports of goods (SA), €m
|  | 6,620 | Apr 2018 | +5.0% | -3.2% | -7.9% |
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Balance of payments (Current account), €m
|  | 14,904 | Q4 2017 | : | +416 | +12,544 |
Labour Market and Earnings
Numbers in employment, 000
|  | 2,231.0 | Q4 2017 | : | +1.1% | +3.1% |
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Unemployment rate (SA), %
|  | 5.8 | May 2018 | -1.7% | -4.9% | -12.1% |
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Numbers on Live Register (SA), 000
|  | 224.9 | May 2018 | -1.8% | -4.3% | -14.8% |
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Average weekly earnings, €
|  | 742.19 | Q1 2018 | : | +1.4% | +2.4% |
Prices
Consumer price index, December 2016=100
|  | 101.3 | May 2018 | +0.6% | +0.7% | +0.4% |
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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
|  | 102.98 | Apr 2018 | -1.4% | -4.8% | -1.5% |
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Residential property price index, January 2005=100
|  | 102.6 | Apr 2018 | +0.6% | +1.5% | +8.2% |
Consumption and Investment
Retail sales index, Value(SA), 2015=100
|  | 107.4 | Apr 2018 | +6.8% | +1.8% | +3.7% |
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Retail sales index, Volume (SA), 2015=100
|  | 110.9 | Apr 2018 | +1.5% | -0.2% | +4.7% |
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New private cars licensed, number
|  | 9,362 | May 2018 | : | : | -2.3% |
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Loans to households, €m
|  | 116,740 | Apr 2018 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.3% |
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Loans to non-financial corporations, €m
|  | 41,404 | Apr 2018 | 0.0% | -0.7% | -0.9% |
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Variable interest rate on new housing loans, %
|  | 2.78 | Apr 2018 | -6.1% | -6.1% | -12.9% |
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Interest on consumer and other loans, %
|  | 7.97 | Apr 2018 | +0.8% | +1.3% | -1.6% |
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.