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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.8% in Q1 2026

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20262
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services41,5000.8
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services14,8900.3
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation31,476-0.6
Net Exports38,210 
     Exports of Goods and Services205,349-8.4
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-167,1392.4
Gross Domestic Product136,592-7.0
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 2024 and seasonally adjusted

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment increased by €7.9 billion in Q1 2026 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 39.8% of total domestic demand in Q1 2026.

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.8% in Q1 2026 compared to Q4 2025, while Government Expenditure increased by 0.3% over the same period. There was an overall decrease in real GDP of 7.0%.

Personal Consumption ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202439.528904441814.198425284329.33574327871.385566265750.4892178662134.6915902844
Q2 202439.755503525214.315748798513.05310591861.903828634964.8727160233134.627300223
Q3 202439.719484396214.321924886931.80833782522.09414101653.8270965191144.8532895974
Q4 202440.198324263314.647831498928.00090047811.069752167464.3671337137147.1010976555
Q1 202540.327181708514.729529133545.7667406737-3.916416162957.5231777326157.281679276
Q2 202540.931952013914.879160336131.07619419972.852873912165.3569470639150.4346166653
Q3 202540.891481065114.884055188533.06807136194.773418933155.643715541152.3230491298
Q4 202541.16238048814.848641736331.6528048608-2.334798490961.005300287146.8527017837
Q1 202641.499930039414.889641434531.47570152125.765114437138.2095277914136.5916560493

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20249.2814601295.573640055414.571520966929.3357432787
Q2 20249.45610179068.1636452378-4.7722176813.0531059186
Q3 202410.35103027257.871833395813.619889086431.8083378252
Q4 20249.64314123255.266231004313.17181200928.0009004781
Q1 202510.04073453617.429473584328.296532553345.7667406737
Q2 202510.66128345976.563863486813.85104725331.0761941997
Q3 202510.45466112827.56774599715.045664236633.0680713619
Q4 202510.70069088787.15432822713.79778574631.6528048608
Q1 202610.85291692416.94354881513.67923578231.4757015212

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q1 2025

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment decreased by 12.3% (or €4.7 billion) compared to the same quarter of 2025. Personal Consumption Expenditure showed an increase of 2.9%, while Government Expenditure grew by 1.1% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services decreased by 8.5% (or €18.6 billion), while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 0.2% (or €300 million) over the same period. Net Exports therefore decreased by 30.2% (or €18.9 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 2024)

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 2024) - 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 2024) - 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 2024) - Seasonally Adjusted

For Updates Tables, please click on the following link: Quarterly National Accounts Q1 2026 Updates Tables (XLS 57KB)