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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.6% in Q1 2025

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20252
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services36,8540.6
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services13,4640.7
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation35,20441.1
Net Exports67,031 
     Exports of Goods and Services212,4799.4
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-145,4488.0
Gross Domestic Product144,6449.7
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 ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202232.217943644611.915778475323.76232437931.572377613255.4747069433125.4520837721
Q2 202233.477550238612.147329439827.31462986363.935238353253.6502448359129.5848163145
Q3 202234.34049071512.225969463229.77459251033.279906863253.0079022841132.9061916932
Q4 202234.61747270712.30840150929.691602689-0.121692966853.9208847205133.3946313559
Q1 202334.783841890912.34965028924.72188316412.629643865151.6708443532124.5721426393
Q2 202335.407943445412.506420077224.6948111795.410557155144.2439253513124.7266388262
Q3 202335.142672733512.786176332124.02381995894.038822425144.2632918805121.9419403414
Q4 202335.8738569613.000655447340.20798489883.205804145126.4756812953120.3843772865
Q1 202435.942739861512.985234902423.62361218341.425024185145.608928212119.4057250197
Q2 202436.119959183313.21954866638.60556558480.668818974162.4174331076121.0232110652
Q3 202435.795575359513.3846670427.21371074570.454804170145.979781588125.5991557997
Q4 202436.633144324313.371826669124.9468384604-2.049898539959.6194854736131.8441299572
Q1 202536.854057266613.463813163435.2041463154-3.729220288967.0308138213144.6438226646

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20227.82617242585.98273681819.953415135223.7623243793
Q2 20228.14202292926.971993643212.20061329127.3146298636
Q3 20227.90904341737.093943800114.771605292829.7745925103
Q4 20227.5795745716.651857275215.460170842729.691602689
Q1 20238.15766652936.7384642239.825752411724.7218831641
Q2 20237.76136797596.917626037210.015817165824.694811179
Q3 20237.58578141976.425394773810.012643765224.0238199589
Q4 20237.68653346296.60364980725.917801628840.2079848988
Q1 20247.39844386235.748369171110.476799149923.6236121834
Q2 20247.50476227727.1502759683-6.04947266078.6055655848
Q3 20247.828465746.854280696312.530964309427.2137107457
Q4 20247.65250646554.990430175312.303901819524.9468384604
Q1 20257.91635980486.484654045720.803132464835.2041463154

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q1 2024

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.

Table 3.2 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices

Table 3.3 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1

Table 3.4 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.5 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.6 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.7 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1 - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.8 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices & Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1 - Seasonally Adjusted

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