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	4.9	Q4 2018	:	:	:
Gross General government debt as a % of annualised GDP	64.8	Q4 2018	:	:	:
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	10,989	Mar 2019	-16.5%	-14.9%	+5.0%
Imports of goods (SA), €m	6,896	Mar 2019	-1.4%	-21.0%	+8.0%
Balance of payments (Current account), €m	178	Q4 2018	:	-8,926	-9,233
Labour Market and Earnings Numbers in employment, 000	2,281.3	Q4 2018	:	+0.4%	+2.3%
Unemployment rate (SA), %	5.4	Apr 2019	0%	-5.3%	-8.5%
Numbers on Live Register (SA), 000	194.7	Apr 2019	-0.4%	-2.9%	-14.7%
Average weekly earnings, €	761.65	Q4 2018	:	+2.5%	+4.1%
Prices Consumer price index, December 2016=100	102.4	Apr 2019	+0.4%	+2.0%	+1.7%
Manufacturing industries output price index, 2010 = 100	102.0	Jan 2018	-1.2%	-1.2%	-4.9%
Agricultural output price index, 2015=100	103.78	Mar 2019	-0.3%	-1.5%	-0.7%
Residential property price index, January 2005=100	106.6	Mar 2019	+0.2%	-0.5%	+3.9%
Consumption and Investment Retail sales index, Value(SA), 2015=100	109.0	Mar 2019	-1.4%	-0.6%	+4.4%
Retail sales index, Volume (SA), 2015=100	116.7	Mar 2019	-0.8%	-0.6%	+4.9%
New private cars licensed, number	13,794	Apr 2019	:	:	+19.4%
Variable interest rate on new housing loans, %	3.11	Mar 2019	+1.3%	+2.6%	+5.1%
Interest on consumer and other loans, %	7.83	Mar 2019	-1.3%	-1.9%	-1.0%
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%