Written answers
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Department of An Taoiseach
Exports Data
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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107. To ask the Taoiseach the value of exports in the service sector and the total number employed in this sector for each year since 2002. [36900/13]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. In line with EU requirements the QNHS collects sector of employment according to the standard EU classification (NACE). Exports of services are recorded in the current account of Ireland’s Balance of Payments (BOP).
NACE sector is recorded in the BOP survey register for each respondent.
Tables 1 and 2 show total service exports, service exports and persons employed in the Services sectors from 2002 as published by the CSO.
Table 1: Service Exports & Persons Employed 2002-2007
| - | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Service Exports (€ million) | 31,589 | 37,133 | 42,424 | 48,219 | 57,069 | 67,960 |
| of which: Service Exports - Services Sectors (€ million) | 31,840 | 36,540 | 44,701 | 53,358 | ||
| Persons Employed - Services Sectors ('000s) | 1,159 | 1,195 | 1,241 | 1,306 | 1,370 | 1,447 |
Sector detail not available for Service Exports for 2002 and 2003
For Persons Employed, reference period Q2=Apr-Jun
Sources: Balance of Payments and Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office
Table 2: Service Exports & Persons Employed 2008-2012
| - | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Service Exports (€ million) | 67,947 | 67,602 | 74,311 | 81,468 | 90,295 |
| of which: Service Exports - Services Sectors (€ million) | 53,033 | 53,323 | 60,756 | 67,294 | 75,405 |
| Persons Employed - Services Sectors ('000s) | 1,486 | 1,449 | 1,429 | 1,426 | 1,416 |
For Persons Employed, reference period Q2=Apr-Jun
Sources: Balance of Payments and Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office
Detailed information for service exports are provided in Tables 3 and 4.
Table 3: Service exports classified by NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector 2002 - 2007 (€ million)
| Economic Sector (NACE REV.2) | Description | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sectors | Total Service Exports | 31,589 | 37,133 | 42,424 | 48,219 | 57,069 | 67,960 |
| B-E & F | Service exports - Industry & Construction Sectors (for information) | 10,584 | 11,679 | 12,368 | 14,602 | ||
| G-U | Service Exports - Services Sectors | 31,840 | 36,540 | 44,701 | 53,358 | ||
| - | of which: | ||||||
| J | Information and communication | 14,175 | 15,413 | 18,726 | 22,911 | ||
| K-L | Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 13,624 | 13,146 | 16,633 | 18,093 | ||
| - | All other service sectors | 4,041 | 7,981 | 9,342 | 12,354 |
Sector detail not available for Service Exports for 2002 and 2003
Source: Balance of Payments and Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office
Table 4: Service exports classified by NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector 2008 - 2012 (€ million)
| Economic sector (NACE Rev.2) | Description | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sectors | Total Service Exports | 67,947 | 67,602 | 74,311 | 81,468 | 90,295 |
| B-E & F | Service exports - Industry & Construction Sectors (for information) | 14,914 | 14,279 | 13,555 | 14,174 | 14,890 |
| G-U | Service Exports - Services Sectors | 53,033 | 53,323 | 60,756 | 67,294 | 75,405 |
| - | of which: | |||||
| J | Information and communication | 25,686 | 26,560 | 30,823 | 35,377 | 40,583 |
| K-L | Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 15,966 | 15,297 | 17,045 | 17,231 | 18,918 |
| - | All other service sectors | 11,381 | 11,466 | 12,888 | 14,686 | 15,904 |
Source: Balance of Payments and Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office
Detailed information for persons employed in services sectors are provided in Tables 5 and 6.
Table 5: Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev.2
Economic Sector (Services) Q2/2002 - Q2/2007 ('000s)
| Economic sector (NACE Rev.2) | Description | Q2/02 | Q2/03 | Q2/04 | Q2/05 | Q2/06 | Q2/07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-U | Total Persons - Services Sectors | 1,159.4 | 1,194.6 | 1,241.0 | 1,305.9 | 1,370.2 | 1,447.1 |
| - | of which: | ||||||
| J | Information and communication | 65.7 | 63.0 | 62.9 | 65.7 | 69.8 | 71.2 |
| K-L | Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 78.0 | 80.9 | 89.2 | 92.6 | 94.3 | 102.1 |
| - | All other service sectors | 1,015.7 | 1,050.7 | 1,088.8 | 1,147.6 | 1,206.1 | 1,273.9 |
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change
Reference period Q2=Apr-Jun
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office
Table 6: Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev.2
Economic Sector (Services) Q2/2008 - Q2/2013 ('000s)
| Economic sector (NACE Rev.2) | Description | Q2/08 | Q2/09 | Q2/10 | Q2/11 | Q2/12 | Q2/13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-U | Total Persons - Services Sectors | 1,486.3 | 1,449.2 | 1,428.6 | 1,425.6 | 1,416.0 | 1,424.2 |
| - | of which: | ||||||
| J | Information and communication | 72.3 | 74.5 | 76.6 | 77.9 | 81.2 | 80.4 |
| K-L | Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 107.1 | 109.8 | 104.2 | 105.1 | 99.3 | 98.9 |
| - | All other service sectors | 1,306.9 | 1,264.9 | 1,247.8 | 1,242.6 | 1,235.5 | 1,245.0 |
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change
Reference period Q2=Apr-Jun
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office
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