| Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20262 | ||
| Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
| Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 41,500 | 0.8 |
| Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 14,890 | 0.3 |
| Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 31,476 | -0.6 |
| Net Exports | 38,210 | |
| Exports of Goods and Services | 205,349 | -8.4 |
| Less Imports of Goods and Services | -167,139 | 2.4 |
| Gross Domestic Product | 136,592 | -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 Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
| Q1 2024 | 39.5289044418 | 14.1984252843 | 29.3357432787 | 1.3855662657 | 50.4892178662 | 134.6915902844 |
| Q2 2024 | 39.7555035252 | 14.3157487985 | 13.0531059186 | 1.9038286349 | 64.8727160233 | 134.627300223 |
| Q3 2024 | 39.7194843962 | 14.3219248869 | 31.8083378252 | 2.094141016 | 53.8270965191 | 144.8532895974 |
| Q4 2024 | 40.1983242633 | 14.6478314989 | 28.0009004781 | 1.0697521674 | 64.3671337137 | 147.1010976555 |
| Q1 2025 | 40.3271817085 | 14.7295291335 | 45.7667406737 | -3.9164161629 | 57.5231777326 | 157.281679276 |
| Q2 2025 | 40.9319520139 | 14.8791603361 | 31.0761941997 | 2.8528739121 | 65.3569470639 | 150.4346166653 |
| Q3 2025 | 40.8914810651 | 14.8840551885 | 33.0680713619 | 4.7734189331 | 55.643715541 | 152.3230491298 |
| Q4 2025 | 41.162380488 | 14.8486417363 | 31.6528048608 | -2.3347984909 | 61.005300287 | 146.8527017837 |
| Q1 2026 | 41.4999300394 | 14.8896414345 | 31.4757015212 | 5.7651144371 | 38.2095277914 | 136.5916560493 |
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| Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
| Q1 2024 | 9.281460129 | 5.5736400554 | 14.5715209669 | 29.3357432787 |
| Q2 2024 | 9.4561017906 | 8.1636452378 | -4.77221768 | 13.0531059186 |
| Q3 2024 | 10.3510302725 | 7.8718333958 | 13.6198890864 | 31.8083378252 |
| Q4 2024 | 9.6431412325 | 5.2662310043 | 13.171812009 | 28.0009004781 |
| Q1 2025 | 10.0407345361 | 7.4294735843 | 28.2965325533 | 45.7667406737 |
| Q2 2025 | 10.6612834597 | 6.5638634868 | 13.851047253 | 31.0761941997 |
| Q3 2025 | 10.4546611282 | 7.567745997 | 15.0456642366 | 33.0680713619 |
| Q4 2025 | 10.7006908878 | 7.154328227 | 13.797785746 | 31.6528048608 |
| Q1 2026 | 10.8529169241 | 6.943548815 | 13.679235782 | 31.4757015212 |
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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.
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