Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20252 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 36,854 | 0.6 |
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 13,464 | 0.7 |
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 35,204 | 41.1 |
Net Exports | 67,031 | |
Exports of Goods and Services | 212,479 | 9.4 |
Less Imports of Goods and Services | -145,448 | 8.0 |
Gross Domestic Product | 144,644 | 9.7 |
1Series not additive, Value of Physical Changes in Stocks not shown on table (see Table 3.5 for full detail) | ||
2Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022 and seasonally adjusted |
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment increased by €8.6 billion in Q1 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 38.5% of total domestic demand in Q1 2025.
Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.6% in Q1 2025 compared to Q4 2024, while Government Expenditure increased by 0.7% over the same period. There was an overall increase in real GDP of 9.7%.
Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
Q1 2022 | 32.2179436446 | 11.9157784753 | 23.7623243793 | 1.5723776132 | 55.4747069433 | 125.4520837721 |
Q2 2022 | 33.4775502386 | 12.1473294398 | 27.3146298636 | 3.9352383532 | 53.6502448359 | 129.5848163145 |
Q3 2022 | 34.340490715 | 12.2259694632 | 29.7745925103 | 3.2799068632 | 53.0079022841 | 132.9061916932 |
Q4 2022 | 34.617472707 | 12.308401509 | 29.691602689 | -0.1216929668 | 53.9208847205 | 133.3946313559 |
Q1 2023 | 34.7838418909 | 12.349650289 | 24.7218831641 | 2.6296438651 | 51.6708443532 | 124.5721426393 |
Q2 2023 | 35.4079434454 | 12.5064200772 | 24.694811179 | 5.4105571551 | 44.2439253513 | 124.7266388262 |
Q3 2023 | 35.1426727335 | 12.7861763321 | 24.0238199589 | 4.0388224251 | 44.2632918805 | 121.9419403414 |
Q4 2023 | 35.87385696 | 13.0006554473 | 40.2079848988 | 3.2058041451 | 26.4756812953 | 120.3843772865 |
Q1 2024 | 35.9427398615 | 12.9852349024 | 23.6236121834 | 1.4250241851 | 45.608928212 | 119.4057250197 |
Q2 2024 | 36.1199591833 | 13.2195486663 | 8.6055655848 | 0.6688189741 | 62.4174331076 | 121.0232110652 |
Q3 2024 | 35.7955753595 | 13.38466704 | 27.2137107457 | 0.4548041701 | 45.979781588 | 125.5991557997 |
Q4 2024 | 36.6331443243 | 13.3718266691 | 24.9468384604 | -2.0498985399 | 59.6194854736 | 131.8441299572 |
Q1 2025 | 36.8540572666 | 13.4638131634 | 35.2041463154 | -3.7292202889 | 67.0308138213 | 144.6438226646 |
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Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
Q1 2022 | 7.8261724258 | 5.9827368181 | 9.9534151352 | 23.7623243793 |
Q2 2022 | 8.1420229292 | 6.9719936432 | 12.200613291 | 27.3146298636 |
Q3 2022 | 7.9090434173 | 7.0939438001 | 14.7716052928 | 29.7745925103 |
Q4 2022 | 7.579574571 | 6.6518572752 | 15.4601708427 | 29.691602689 |
Q1 2023 | 8.1576665293 | 6.738464223 | 9.8257524117 | 24.7218831641 |
Q2 2023 | 7.7613679759 | 6.9176260372 | 10.0158171658 | 24.694811179 |
Q3 2023 | 7.5857814197 | 6.4253947738 | 10.0126437652 | 24.0238199589 |
Q4 2023 | 7.6865334629 | 6.603649807 | 25.9178016288 | 40.2079848988 |
Q1 2024 | 7.3984438623 | 5.7483691711 | 10.4767991499 | 23.6236121834 |
Q2 2024 | 7.5047622772 | 7.1502759683 | -6.0494726607 | 8.6055655848 |
Q3 2024 | 7.82846574 | 6.8542806963 | 12.5309643094 | 27.2137107457 |
Q4 2024 | 7.6525064655 | 4.9904301753 | 12.3039018195 | 24.9468384604 |
Q1 2025 | 7.9163598048 | 6.4846540457 | 20.8031324648 | 35.2041463154 |
Get the data: NAQ04
On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment increased by €6.4 billion compared to the same quarter of 2024. Personal Consumption Expenditure showed an increase of 2.5% while Government Expenditure grew by 4.5% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services increased by 23.3% (or €39.3 billion) while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 13.3% (or €16.5 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore increased by 50.2% (or €22.8 billion) year-on-year.
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