Economic and Financial Data for Ireland
This page is updated on the day that data is released.
Date of last update: 10th October 2008
The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Ireland has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page (links to IMF website).
Unless otherwise indicated, data is not seasonally adjusted.
| SDDS Data Category and Component | Unit Description | Observations |
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| Period of Latest Data | Latest Data | Data for previous period | % change from previous period | |||
| REAL SECTOR | ||||||
| National Accounts | ||||||
| GDP and GNI at current prices | ||||||
| GDP at current market prices |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
46,863 |
46,967 |
-2.6% |
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| *Final Consumption |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
30,066 |
30,867 |
nr |
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| **Households and NPISHs |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
22,050 |
22,927 |
2.7% |
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| **Government |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
8,016 |
7,940 |
7.9% |
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| *Gross Capital Formation |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
10,042 |
12,041 |
nr |
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| **GFCF and Valuables |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
9,692 |
11,616 |
-21.8% |
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| **Changes in Inventories |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
350 |
425 |
nr |
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| *Exports of goods and services |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
38,392 |
36,524 |
0.0% |
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| *Imports of goods and services |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
-32,090 |
-32,919 |
0.7% |
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| Balance of primary incomes with the rest of the world |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
-8,036 |
-6,486 |
nr |
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| GNI at current market prices |
€ million |
Q2/08 |
38,827 |
40,481 |
-3.5% |
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| GDP at constant prices | ||||||
| GDP at constant market prices |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
46,725 |
46,873 |
-0.8% |
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| * Final Consumption |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
28,071 |
29,208 |
nr |
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| ** Households and NPISHs |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
20,666 |
21,751 |
-1.4% |
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| ** Government |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
7,405 |
7,457 |
3.4% |
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| * Gross Capital Formation |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
9,843 |
11,737 |
nr |
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| ** GFCF and Valuables |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
9,533 |
11,345 |
-18.8% |
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| ** Changes in Inventories |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
310 |
392 |
nr |
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| * Exports of goods and services |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
39,125 |
37,125 |
2.4% |
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| *Imports of goods and services |
At 1995 prices € million |
Q2/08 |
-30,716 |
-31,760 |
-1.1% |
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| Production Index |
Index of Production 2000=100 |
Aug/08 |
150.3 |
141.5 |
6.2% |
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| Employment |
Persons employed(ILO) (thousand) |
Q2/08 |
2,108.5 |
2,135.1 |
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| Unemployment |
Persons unemployed (ILO) (thousand) |
Q2/08 |
115.5 |
102.1 |
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| Wages/Earnings |
Average weekly earnings |
Q4/07 |
627.87 |
611.07 |
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| Consumer Prices |
Consumer Price Index Dec 2006=100 |
Sep/08 |
108.4 |
108.1 |
+0.3% |
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| Producer Prices |
Wholesale Price Index 2000=100 |
Aug/08 |
88.7 |
86.8 |
+2.2% |
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| SDDS Data Category and Component | Unit Description | Observations |
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| Period of Latest Data | Latest Data | Data for previous period | % change from previous period | |||
| FISCAL SECTOR | ||||||
| General Government or Public Sector Operations 1 | ||||||
| Revenue (Fiscal Sector) | General Government Receipts € million |
2007 |
65,145 |
62,215 |
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| Expenditure (Fiscal Sector) | General Government Expenditure € million |
2007 |
64,591 |
57,002 |
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| Balance, Deficit/Surplus (Fiscal Sector) | € million |
2007 |
554 |
5,213 |
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| as a % of GDP | € million |
2007 |
+0.3% |
+3.0% |
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| Financing of GG Balance | ||||||
| Currency and Deposits | € million |
2007 |
-247 |
245 |
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| Securities other that shares (excluding derivatives) | € million |
2007 |
-243 |
13 |
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| -Short - term | € million |
2007 |
195 |
-232 |
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| -Long - term | € million |
2007 |
-438 |
245 |
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| Loans | € million |
2007 |
45 |
113 |
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| -Short - term | € million |
2007 |
87 |
-143 |
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| -Long - term | € million |
2007 |
-42 |
256 |
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| Other movements | € million |
2007 |
1,000 |
4,842 |
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| Total | € million |
2007 |
554 |
5,213 |
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| Central Government Operations | ||||||
| Revenue | Revenue Exchequer cash outlays € thousand |
Sep/08 |
29,080,765 |
31,898,423 |
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| Expenditure | Exchequer cash outlays € thousand |
Sep/08 |
33,522,047 |
30,370,623 |
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| Balance, Deficit/Surplus | € thousand |
Sep/08 |
-4,441,282 |
1,527,800 |
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| Financing | € thousand |
Sep/08 |
-4,441,282 |
1,527,800 |
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| Debt Redemption | € thousand |
Sep/08 |
177,548 |
634,506 |
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| Borrowing | € thousand |
Sep/08 |
-22,957,036 |
-10,141,113 |
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| Increase in Exchequer Balance | € thousand |
Sep/08 |
13,053,308 |
5,540,406 |
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| Increase in other Bank Deposits and Balances | € thousand |
Sep/08
|
277,751 |
866,482 |
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| Central Government Debt | ||||||
| Total Government Debt |
€ million |
Q1/08 |
45,911 |
42,046 |
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| Of which under 1 year residual maturity |
€ million |
Q1/08 |
10,181 |
6,323 |
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| Of which greater than 1 year residual maturity |
€ million |
Q1/08 |
35,731 |
35,724 |
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| Total euro-denominated debt |
€ million |
Q1/08 |
45,929 |
42,050 |
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| Total non euro-denominated debt |
€ million |
Q1/08 |
-18 |
-4 |
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| Debt guaranteed by central government |
€ million |
Q1/08 |
4,418 |
4,498 |
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| SDDS Data Category and Component | Unit Description | Observations |
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| Period of Latest Data | Latest Data | Data for previous period | % change from previous period | |||
| FINANCIAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector |
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| Monetary aggregates | ||||||
| Narrow Money (M1) |
€ million |
Aug/08 |
82,973 |
83,959 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Intermediate Money (M2) |
€ million |
Aug/08 |
203,517 |
201,945 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| *Broad Money (M3) |
€ million |
Aug/08 |
212,409 |
209,926 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Domestic credit to the public sector |
€ million |
Aug/08 |
2,051 |
2,445 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Domestic credit to the private sector |
€ million |
Aug/08 |
399,884 |
396,268 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| External position (Net External liability) |
€ million |
Aug/08 |
117,201 |
114,030 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank |
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| Reserve money |
€ million |
Sep/08 |
20,171 |
17,672 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Domestic claims on the public sector |
€ million |
Sep/08 |
0 |
0 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Domestic claims on the private sector |
€ million |
Sep/08 |
7,038 |
1,210 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| External position |
€ million |
Sep/08 |
1,030 |
1,983 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Official External Reserves |
€ million |
Sep/08 |
653 |
600 |
Gillian Naughton | |
| Interest Rates | ||||||
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| Retail Rates - Ireland |
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| Clearing |
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| - Prime Rate |
Percent |
Aug/08 |
4.90-5.13 |
4.90-5.13 |
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| Government Securities Market - Ireland |
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| - 2 years to marturity |
Percent |
Aug/08 |
4.48 |
4.54 |
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| - 5 years to marturity |
Percent |
Aug/08 |
4.31 |
4.50 |
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| - 10 years to marturity |
Percent |
Aug/08 |
4.56 |
4.78 |
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| Stock Market | ISEQ Index |
Daily |
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| SDDS Data Category and Component | Unit Description | Observations |
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| Period of Latest Data | Latest Data | Data for previous period | % change from previous period | |||
| EXTERNAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Balance of Payments | ||||||
| Current Account | ||||||
| Imports of goods and services |
€million |
Q2/08 |
31,928 |
32,753 |
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| Exports of goods and services |
€million |
Q2/08 |
38,027 |
36,177 |
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| Net income receipts |
€million |
Q2/08 |
-7,779 |
-6,311 |
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| Net receipts from current transfers |
€million |
Q2/08 |
-561 |
-736 |
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| Financial Account | ||||||
| Financial Account Balance |
€million |
Q2/08 |
8,605 |
5,995 |
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| Reserve Assets |
€million |
Q2/08 |
-46 |
74 |
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| International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity | ||||||
| Official External Reserves |
€million |
Sep/08 |
653 |
600 |
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| Template |
Aug/08 |
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| Merchandise Trade | ||||||
| Total exports |
Current Prices FOB values €million |
Jul/08 |
7,032 |
7,159 |
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| Total imports |
Current Prices CIF values €million |
Jul/08 |
4,939 |
4,728 |
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| International Investment Position | ||||||
| Total Foreign Assets |
€million |
2006 |
2,002,847 |
1,681,440 |
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| *Direct Investment Abroad |
€million |
2006 |
93,619 |
88,287 |
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| *Portfolio Investment |
€million |
2006 |
1,210,098 |
1,002,129 |
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| **Equity |
€million |
2006 |
412,706 |
324,790 |
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| **Debt instruments |
€million |
2006 |
797,392 |
677,339 |
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| *Other investment |
€million |
2006 |
698,490 |
590,279 |
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| *Reserve Assets |
€million |
2006 |
640 |
745 |
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| Total Foreign Liabilities |
€million |
2006 |
2,013,994 |
1,721,428 |
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| *Direct investment in Ireland |
€million |
2006 |
118,900 |
138,620 |
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| *Portfolio investment |
€million |
2006 |
1,224,126 |
1,025,902 |
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| **Equity |
€million |
2006 |
722,654 |
603,823 |
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| **Debt instruments |
€million |
2006 |
501,472 |
422,079 |
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| *Other Investment |
€million |
2006 |
670,968 |
556,906 |
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| Total (Net IIP) |
€million |
2006 |
-11,147 |
-39,988 |
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| *Direct Investment |
€million |
2006 |
-25,281 |
-50,333 |
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| *Portfolio Investment |
€million |
2006 |
-14,028 |
-23,773 |
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| *Other Investment |
€million |
2006 |
27,522 |
33,373 |
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| *Reserve Assets |
€million |
2006 |
640 |
745 |
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| External Debt | ||||||
| General Government |
€million |
Q2/08 |
43,042 |
34,034 |
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| Monetary Authority |
€million |
Q2/08 |
5,100 |
41 |
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| Monetary Financial Institutions |
€million |
Q2/08 |
817,793 |
812,990 |
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| Other Sectors |
€million |
Q2/08 |
562,002 |
534,950 |
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| Direct Investment |
€million |
Q2/08 |
182,627 |
177,479 |
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| Gross External Debt |
€million |
Q2/08 |
1,610,564 |
1,559,494 |
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| Exchange Rates | ||||||
| US dollar (USD) | Euro |
Daily |
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| Swiss franc (CHF) | Euro |
Daily |
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| Pound sterling (GBP) | Euro |
Daily |
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| Irish punt (fixed) | Euro |
Jan/01/04 |
0.787564 |
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| SDDS Data Category and Component | Unit Description | Observations |
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| Period of Latest Data | Latest Data | Data for previous period | % change from previous period | |||
| POPULATION | ||||||
| Population |
million |
Apr/08 |
4.42 |
4.33 |
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# Estimated figures 1 Annual data on the operations of General Government (which includes local government) is disseminated in accordance with the IMF requirements. Data on the financing of the general government balance 2 Revised |
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