Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Budget 2015: Department of Finance
3:25 pm
Mr. John McCarthy:
It is domestic demand. The reason for that is mainly on the investment front. We have seen a very strong recovery in investment. During the first half of the year, investment was up by 11% relative to the same period last year. The investment cycle is leading the way. We are seeing a positive contribution from consumption, which is the largest component of domestic demand. In the first half of the year this was up by more than 1%. That is having a very positive effect on overall domestic demand.
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