27 September 2013
2013- n° 222In Q2 2013, GDP picked up (+0.5% after -0.1%) and households’ purchasing power grew
again (+0.5% after +1.0%) Quarterly national accounts - detailed figures - 2nd Quarter 2013
In Q2 2013, GDP in volume terms* rose by 0.5%, after a 0.1% step back in Q1.
In Q2 2013, GDP in volume terms* rose by 0.5%, after a 0.1% step back in Q1.
Households’ consumption expenditure accelerated (+0.4% after –0.1%). Total gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) decreased again though less sharply than in Q1 (–0.4% after –1.0%). All in all, final domestic demand (excluding changes in inventories) contributed mainly to GDP acceleration: +0.3 percentage points after –0.2 percentage points. In addition, exports strongly bounced (+2.0% after -0.5%). Due to the acceleration of the total demand, imports also accelerated (+1.7% after +0.1%), so that foreign trade balance had a neutral accounting contribution to GDP growth this quarter (after –0.2 percentage points). Finally, changes in inventories contributed positively to the activity: +0.2 percentage points in Q2, as much as in Q1.
Households’ purchasing power grew again, but less sharply
Wages received by households slightly accelerated (+0.5% after +0.4%), notably thanks to a more dynamic average wage per capita. The social benefits grew more rapidly as well (+0.8% after +0.6%), with notable rebounds of the sickness and family benefits. Meanwhile, taxes on income and wealth rose anew (+1.4%), after a fall in the first quarter (–5.0%) which followed a dynamic second-half of 2012 (+5.1% in Q3, and +6.6% in Q4). Consequently, households’ disposable income in nominal terms grew again, but less rapidly than in Q1 (+0.5% after +1.3%).
graphiqueGraph1 – GDP and its main components

tableauTab1 – GOODS AND SERVICES: SUPPLY AND USES CHAIN-LINKED VOLUMES
2012 Q3 | 2012 Q4 | 2013 Q1 | 2013 Q2 | 2012 | 2013 (ovhg) | |
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GDP | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Imports | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.9 | 0.6 |
Households' consumption *expenditure | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
General government's *consumption expenditure | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
GFCF | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -2.2 |
*of which Non financial corporated and unincorporated enterprises | -0.7 | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -2.0 |
Households | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -3.6 |
General government | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
Exports | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
Contributions : | ||||||
Internal demand excluding inventory changes | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Inventory changes | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
Net foreign trade | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
tableauTab2 – Sectoral accounts
2012 Q3 | 2012 Q4 | 2013 Q1 | 2013 Q2 | 2012 | 2013 (ovhg) | |
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Profit ratio of NFC* (level) | 28.5 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 28.3 | |
Household purchasing power | -0.3 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
- *NFC: non-financial corporations
tableauTab3 – GDP and components: prices indices
2012 Q3 | 2012 Q4 | 2013 Q1 | 2013 Q2 | 2012 | 2013 (ovhg) | |
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GDP | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Imports | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.9 | -1.0 |
Cons. Exp. : | ||||||
- Households | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
- GG* | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Total GFCF | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
- of which Households | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
- of which NFE | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
- of which GG | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
Exports | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
- *GG: General Government
tableauTab4 – Manufactured goods: supply and uses in volume
2012 Q3 | 2012 Q4 | 2013 Q1 | 2013 Q2 | 2012 | 2013 (ovhg) | |
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Industrie’s production | 1.4 | -2.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -2.8 | 0.3 |
- of which value added | 0.9 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -2.0 | -0.6 |
Imports | -1.2 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Intermediate uses | 0.6 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 |
Cons. Exp. : | ||||||
- of households | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
- of GG | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Total GFCF | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -3.5 |
- of which NFC | -0.6 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -3.7 | -4.1 |
- of which GG | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
Exports | 0.9 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Inventory changes (contribution) | -0.5 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -2.5 | 0.4 |
tableauTab5 – Households’ disposable income and ratios of households’ account
2012 Q3 | 2012 Q4 | 2013 Q1 | 2013 Q2 | 2012 | 2013 (ovhg) | |
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HDI | -0.1 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Household purchasing power | -0.3 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
HDI by cu* (purchasing power) | -0.4 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.2 |
Adjusted HDI (purchasing power) | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
Saving rate (level) | 15.8 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.6 | |
Financial saving rate (level) | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
- *cu: consumption unit
tableauTab6 – Ratios of non-financial corporations’ account
2012 Q3 | 2012 Q4 | 2013 Q1 | 2013 Q2 | 2012 | |
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Profit share | 28.5 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 28.3 |
Investment ratio | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 19.4 |
Savings ratio | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
Self-financing ratio | 67.3 | 62.8 | 66.3 | 70.2 | 65.9 |
The consumption prices deceleration (–0.1% after +0.3% in Q1) limited the slowdown of households’ purchasing power (+0.5% after +1.0% in Q1). Taken individually (measured per consumption unit), households’ purchasing power rose by 0.4% (after +0.8%).
Households’ consumption in value slightly accelerated (+0.3% after +0.2%) and rose less rapidly than households’ disposable income (HDI). Consequently, the saving ratio increased from 15.9% in Q1 to 16.0% in Q2.
Non-financial corporations’ profit ratio increased again and reached 28.5 %
Thanks to the rebound of the activity in Spring, non-financial corporations’ nominal value added increased more rapidly than in the beginning of the year (+1.2% after +0.4%). Wages accelerated (+0.6% after +0.4%): employment decreased at a slower pace (–0.1% after –0,2%) and the average wage per capita was more dynamic (+0.7% after +0.5%). Employee contributions and other taxes on production accelerated (+0.9% after –0.2%). All in all, the rise of the value added being higher than the rise of wages and taxes taken together, the gross operating surplus of non-financial corporations accelerated (+2.3% after +0.8%) and their profit ratio increased (from 28.2% to 28.5%).
0.5% GDP growth in Q2 2013 is confirmed
Compared to the previous release, GDP growth in Q2 is unchanged (+0.5%). Nevertheless, GDP step back in Q1 is revised from –0.2% to –0.1%. Revisions are due to the integration of data known since then, to the revisions of indicators in the past, and to the updates of seasonal adjustments. The annual growth rate carried over at the mid-year point remains unchanged (+0,1%).