Ireland - Latest Economic Indicators
GDP Growth: 2002 +5% (forecast) 2001 +8.5% (est) 2000 +10% (1999) +12.0% (1998) +10.2% (1997) +9.7% (1996) 11.8% (1995)
Inflation: +5.2% (12 months to January 01)
Manufacturing output price index +3.8%
Exchequer surplus: 2000: EUR 3.0bn - General Government Surplus 4.6% of GDP
Unemployment: 3.6% (Jan 01)
Retail sales: +10.2% (year on year to December 00)
Exports EUR 92.5 bn (2001)
Exports per capita EUR 17,660 (2000)
Largest export market: Euro currency zone EUR 33bn
Balance of trade surplus: 2001: EUR 35.3bn Jan-Sep 2000 EUR 20.5bn 1999: EUR 22.5 bn 1998: EUR 17.4bn 1997: +EUR 12bn
Official reserves (Jan 01) EUR 5,780.7 bn
Balance of payments: EUR -617M (end Q3 2000) +416M 1st half 1998 -237M 1st half 1997
Government debt 39% of GDP (end 2000)
Auto sales 230,840 (2000) 170,324 (1999)
Tax take: 34.8% of GDP (1997) (Lowest in EU)
Irish Stock Market Indices (ISEQ)
| Jan.95 |
1848 |
-3.1 |
| Jan.96 |
2235 |
20.9 |
| Jan.97 |
2725 |
21.9 |
| Jan.98 |
4054 |
48.8 |
| Jan.99 |
5076 |
25.2 |
| Jan.00 |
4940 |
-2.7 |
| Jan.01 |
5744 |
16.3 |
Table shows opening index number for year
and % change on previous year
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita
comparisons (2001 forecast).
GDP expressed in Euro per person
|
|
|
| European
Union |
EU |
GDP € |
| Austria |
AT |
29,785 |
| Belgium |
BE |
27,634 |
| Denmark |
DK |
37,419 |
| Finland |
FI |
30,215 |
| France |
FR |
27,849 |
| Germany |
DE |
29,140 |
| Greece |
GR |
13,333 |
| Ireland |
IE |
32,043 |
| Italy |
IT |
23,441 |
| Netherlands |
NL |
28,925 |
| Portugal |
PT |
12,366 |
| Spain |
ES |
17,742 |
| Sweden |
SE |
33,333 |
| United
Kingdom |
GB |
27,849 |
|
|
|
| Rest
of World |
|
|
| Australia |
AU |
24,624 |
| Canada |
CA |
26,237 |
| Japan |
JP |
40,860 |
| New
Zealand |
NZ |
15,806 |
| Singapore |
SG |
28,602 |
| Switzerland |
CH |
42,366 |
| USA |
US |
40,753 |
Dept of Finance Monthly Economic Bulletin
Last updated: 2002.03.28
09h20 WEZ
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