Set out below are the annual amounts of gross fixed capital formation from 2000 to 2011, as produced by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO will publish the Q4 2012 National Accounts data in the coming months, at which time the full year figure for 2012 will be available.
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices - €m
2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
24,451
|
26,343
|
28,306
|
31,583
|
36,649
|
43,566
|
48,294
|
48,377
|
39,324
|
25,601
|
18,745
|
16,112
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Source: CSO National Accounts
Further information is available here - http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/economy/2011/nie2011.pdf
In nominal terms, the level of gross fixed capital formation peaked in 2007, falling thereafter inter alia as a result of the sharp fall in house building. A modest recovery is expected in 2013 with a projected increase of 3.2 per cent in real terms from 2012 levels.