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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Decrease of 7.0% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 1

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Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q1 20262
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)36,539-12.0
Information and Communication32,736-2.0
Professional, Admin and Support Services16,4571.0
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13,499-0.6
Public Admin, Education and Health13,237-1.3
Real Estate Activities8,2240.0
Financial and Insurance Activities5,978-2.8
Construction3,786-4.3
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,452-6.2
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,486-3.8
Gross Domestic Product136,592-7.0
1Series is not additive, Taxes less Subsidies on Products not shown in table (see Table 2.5 for full detail)
2Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2024, seasonally adjusted

The MNE dominated sectors of the economy contracted by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2026. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector fell by 12.0% in the quarter, while the Information & Communication sector fell by 2.0% in the quarter. Overall, the non-MNE sectors increased by 0.1% in the quarter. The Professional, Administrative & Support sector grew by 1.0% while the Real Estate Activities sector was largely flat. All other sectors posted contractions including Arts & Entertainment (-6.2%) and Construction (-4.3%).

Column1Q1 2026Q4 2025
Industry (excl. Construction)36.53918362341.540627617
Information and Communication32.735698505933.3900377939
Professional, Admin and Support Services16.457412142416.3008385426
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13.499453590213.5767259878
Public Admin, Education and Health13.237028670413.4140038736
Real Estate Activities8.22396170168.2220506205
Financial and Insurance Activities5.97800153216.1520030833
Construction3.78641947243.9578116144
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.45195857381.5474554952
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing1.48572584651.5449329072

Get the data: NAQ02

Column1Q1 2026
Industry (excl. Construction)-12.0398854829849
Construction-4.33047751379604
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services-6.17122248078983
Public Admin, Education & Health-1.31933168401945
Professional, Admin & Support Services0.960524818344877
Real Estate Activities0.0232433633433837
Financial & Insurance Activities-2.82837230157342
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants-0.569153400233879
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing-3.83233863581206
Information & Communication-1.95968417897252
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsInformation & CommunicationFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthArts, Entertainment & Other Services
Q1 2024101.64746253391586.074151790938395.1000758697643101.304008234976110.892373263864116.198819570775105.404116887599108.366749721328105.970369833186104.636082986772
Q2 2024101.5027951369791.854256661006494.682995651806499.711709988039106.671552718475110.201026527657104.721978680929109.083551173824106.12836336938598.4365997811783
Q3 2024105.182215872882115.274014024651103.53448975810497.2579669019165114.822610116928116.83592846686107.292627045106107.667225517803106.02399696191697.3471781151579
Q4 2024103.005862841994105.4945660591694.962934322365498.8867301333137123.392332620529111.804792953731107.556885397822111.043162952684106.89010034523698.8732207890584
Q1 2025104.991344712788133.576392003619100.994184371804100.052182302072127.9280417228112.43374844547109.552618516485113.264714297912106.49220628549999.3362947871205
Q2 2025104.089939452734100.13321312104104.908461781266100.405384132191128.570265302668108.344995269027110.852478076092109.79724866422107.44587134961398.9117883353217
Q3 2025106.379364236413116.793943996635102.549805261922103.27874396908132.318851315841116.771852289921111.690520611222112.990614741182109.468982425374101.642409477321
Q4 2025109.54432943588697.2581555917036103.233198482863101.787843434538135.087857782659119.904555601755113.689697246825109.170356327324109.549366442572100.464825187657
Q1 2026105.34621977557385.548385035599298.7627080357906101.208514462605132.440562405979116.51320836279113.71612255624110.218964694124108.10404694145394.2649173103903

Comparisons with Q1 2025

Estimates for the first quarter of 2026 indicate that there was a decrease of 13.0% in GDP in real terms in Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025. Gross Value Added (GVA) for the MNE-dominated sectors contracted by 24.8% in Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector decreased by 36.0% in Q1 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2025 while the Information and Communication sector rose by 3.7% year-on-year over the same period.

Of the domestic based economic sectors, the Financial & Insurance sector increased by 5.1% in Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025 while the Real Estate activities sector grew by 3.8% over the same period. Growth was also recorded in Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants which rose by 1.3% and Public Administration, Education & Health which increased by 1.1%. Contractions were seen in Arts & Entertainment (-5.3%), Construction (-3.5%), Professional & Administrative Services (-2.4%), and Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (-0.1%).

Overall, the domestic based sectors grew by 1.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 compared with Q1 2025. (See Tables 2.3 and 6.2). 

 

Table 2.2 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Prices

Table 2.3 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2024)

Table 2.4 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 2.5 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2024) - Seasonally Adjusted

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