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Country factfile

Area

68,895 km²

Population

4,447,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Population Aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	468.23	468.54	478.95	491.63	496.80
Population Density (people per sq km)	61.10	62.60	63.89	64.60	64.68
GDP Measured at Purchasing Power Parity (million international $)	172,447.61	188,058.67	186,287.19	175,099.57	174,671.33
Real GDP Growth (% growth)	5.35	5.63	-3.50	-7.55	-0.90
Inflation (% growth)	3.94	4.92	4.06	-4.46	-2.04
Consumer Expenditure (US$ million)	96,479.41	114,385.68	123,321.52	104,413.64	102,510.29
Annual Gross Income (US$ million)	136,171.48	162,441.53	174,988.05	148,758.28	146,953.07
Annual Disposable Income (US$ million)	108,310.30	129,205.41	140,958.79	119,441.18	117,991.74

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• European Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Consumer Expenditure on Food (US$ million)	8,006.50	9,182.44	10,595.59	10,007.92	9,440.43
Internet Users ('000)	2,147.05	2,451.51	2,830.14	3,127.93	3,360.28
New Registrations of Passenger Cars ('000)	173.30	186.50	151.60	57.20

Source

• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Tourism Receipts (US$ million)	5,369	6,140	6,648	6,042

Source

• Consumer Western Europe

Business information sources

• Central Bank of Ireland ( www.centralbank.ie )
• Central Statistics Office ( www.cso.ie )
• Department of Finance ( www.irlgov.ie/finance )