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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 11 Nov 1998

Vol. 496 No. 4

Written Answers. - Gross Domestic Product.

Dan Neville

Ceist:

129 Mr. Neville asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the method of calculation of the GDP per capita in the west, Border, midlands and mid-west regions. [23134/98]

GDP is the value of goods and services produced. It is measured by means of the income arising from the production of these goods and services, for example, profits, wages and salaries, etc.

Regional accounts in Ireland are compiled by distributing the published State levels of GDP to the regions where the goods and services are produced. A range of statistical data relating to the different sectors of the economy which are available at regional level are used in this process. These include the annual census of industrial production, annual agricultural surveys, the quarterly national households survey, and periodic censuses of services. Administrative data on public service incomes in the regions are also used in the process.

A full description of the methodology used is provided in Regional Accounts 1991 published by the CSO in November 1996. To derive per capita measures, the values of GDP are divided by estimates of the resident population for the same regions. For purposes of comparison with other countries and with the EU average GDPs in nominal currencies are converted to purchasing power standards.

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