The construction and analysis of a consistent set of input-output tables for the Irish economy

We analyse input-output tables to see what structural changes have occurred in the Irish economy over time. First we produce a consistent set of input-output tables by aligning classifications and deriving a sequence of supply tables. The resulting tables are then smoothed to make the underlying distributions symmetric. We then compare the smoothed tables by using biproportional adjustment. We identify and analyse structural change that has taken place in the Irish economy since 1975. Copyright (c) 2009 Royal Statistical Society.