| Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q2 20262 | ||
| Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
| Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 41,919 | 1.0 |
| Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 14,724 | 0.1 |
| Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 31,878 | -1.6 |
| Net Exports | 65,157 | |
| Exports of Goods and Services | 238,919 | 17.1 |
| Less Imports of Goods and Services | -173,763 | 4.0 |
| Gross Domestic Product | 149,714 | 10.2 |
| 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 decreased by €10.6 billion in Q2 2026 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 32.1% of total domestic demand in Q2 2026.
Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 1.0% in Q2 2026 compared to Q1 2026, while Government Expenditure increased by 0.1% over the same period. There was an overall increase in real GDP of 10.2%.
| Personal Consumption Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
| Q1 2024 | 39.5688211853 | 14.2082129422 | 29.2216945934 | 1.3855662657 | 50.1573986719 | 134.4649029504 |
| Q2 2024 | 39.6991124329 | 14.3263400811 | 13.2020910715 | 1.9038286349 | 64.515822037 | 134.6011798088 |
| Q3 2024 | 39.7072512965 | 14.3192225395 | 31.8101336305 | 2.094141016 | 54.0755798235 | 144.9719334806 |
| Q4 2024 | 40.230132855 | 14.6249127525 | 27.9721442032 | 1.0697521674 | 65.2575356599 | 147.5307241912 |
| Q1 2025 | 40.4001786023 | 14.7442214012 | 45.5849408096 | -3.9164161629 | 56.9137557562 | 156.8474011331 |
| Q2 2025 | 40.8140566786 | 14.8995533288 | 31.3208694887 | 2.8528739121 | 64.6895779115 | 150.340772895 |
| Q3 2025 | 40.906740549 | 14.8774672858 | 33.0551854439 | 4.7734189331 | 55.9708995899 | 152.42955575 |
| Q4 2025 | 41.1909191999 | 14.8140141168 | 31.6225347217 | -2.3347984909 | 62.1419330656 | 147.3807825742 |
| Q1 2026 | 41.5151485666 | 14.7063492165 | 32.3971413624 | 5.0274043731 | 36.796825286 | 135.8769135136 |
| Q2 2026 | 41.9193698061 | 14.7241575579 | 31.8781862475 | -5.0450575779 | 65.1568026371 | 149.7138532183 |
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| Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
| Q1 2024 | 9.2091799135 | 5.5892601086 | 14.5123315167 | 29.2216945934 |
| Q2 2024 | 9.5602814301 | 8.1807230108 | -4.7429482204 | 13.2020910715 |
| Q3 2024 | 10.3397307751 | 7.8586639316 | 13.6465790764 | 31.8101336305 |
| Q4 2024 | 9.6308801391 | 5.2468024805 | 13.1745793362 | 27.9721442032 |
| Q1 2025 | 9.9164022816 | 7.4543388173 | 28.2141997105 | 45.5849408096 |
| Q2 2025 | 10.8365967437 | 6.5824595725 | 13.9018131723 | 31.3208694887 |
| Q3 2025 | 10.4333452527 | 7.5408588005 | 15.0809813905 | 33.0551854439 |
| Q4 2025 | 10.6932842651 | 7.129959962 | 13.7992904945 | 31.6225347217 |
| Q1 2026 | 10.6720724667 | 6.8960144939 | 14.8290544016 | 32.3971413624 |
| Q2 2026 | 10.0728311444 | 7.6485210233 | 14.1568340797 | 31.8781862475 |
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On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment decreased by 21.1% (or €7.2 billion) compared to the same quarter of 2025. Personal Consumption Expenditure showed an increase of 2.9%, while Government Expenditure decreased by 1.2% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services increased by 9.6% (or €20.8 billion), while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 13.3% (or €20.2 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore increased by 0.9% (or €600 million) year-on-year.
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