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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 1.0% in Q2 2026

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CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q2 20262
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services41,9191.0
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services14,7240.1
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation31,878-1.6
Net Exports65,157 
     Exports of Goods and Services238,91917.1
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-173,7634.0
Gross Domestic Product149,71410.2
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 ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202439.568821185314.208212942229.22169459341.385566265750.1573986719134.4649029504
Q2 202439.699112432914.326340081113.20209107151.903828634964.515822037134.6011798088
Q3 202439.707251296514.319222539531.81013363052.09414101654.0755798235144.9719334806
Q4 202440.23013285514.624912752527.97214420321.069752167465.2575356599147.5307241912
Q1 202540.400178602314.744221401245.5849408096-3.916416162956.9137557562156.8474011331
Q2 202540.814056678614.899553328831.32086948872.852873912164.6895779115150.340772895
Q3 202540.90674054914.877467285833.05518544394.773418933155.9708995899152.42955575
Q4 202541.190919199914.814014116831.6225347217-2.334798490962.1419330656147.3807825742
Q1 202641.515148566614.706349216532.39714136245.027404373136.796825286135.8769135136
Q2 202641.919369806114.724157557931.8781862475-5.045057577965.1568026371149.7138532183

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20249.20917991355.589260108614.512331516729.2216945934
Q2 20249.56028143018.1807230108-4.742948220413.2020910715
Q3 202410.33973077517.858663931613.646579076431.8101336305
Q4 20249.63088013915.246802480513.174579336227.9721442032
Q1 20259.91640228167.454338817328.214199710545.5849408096
Q2 202510.83659674376.582459572513.901813172331.3208694887
Q3 202510.43334525277.540858800515.080981390533.0551854439
Q4 202510.69328426517.12995996213.799290494531.6225347217
Q1 202610.67207246676.896014493914.829054401632.3971413624
Q2 202610.07283114447.648521023314.156834079731.8781862475

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q2 2025

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.

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 Q2 2026 Updates Tables (XLS 52KB)