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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Increase of 10.2% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 2

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Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q2 20262
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)44,69322.1
Information and Communication33,3112.3
Professional, Admin and Support Services16,8542.3
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13,440-0.2
Public Admin, Education and Health13,5281.7
Real Estate Activities8,145-0.6
Financial and Insurance Activities6,0711.8
Construction3,8771.8
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,4842.1
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,6487.9
Gross Domestic Product149,71410.2
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 expanded by 11.2% in the second quarter of 2026. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector rose by 22.1% in the quarter, while the Information & Communication sector grew by 2.3% in the quarter. Overall, the non-MNE sectors increased by 0.7% in the quarter. The largest contributions to growth were recorded in the Professional, Administrative & Support and Public Administration, Education & Health sectors which rose by 2.3% and 1.7% respectively. However, there were contractions in Real Estate Activities and the Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector which fell by 0.6% and 0.2% respectively.

Column1Q2 2026Q1 2026
Industry (excl. Construction)44.69285060636.600936629
Information and Communication33.311372129532.5666099685
Professional, Admin and Support Services16.854175797216.4799593136
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13.440056958913.4734946505
Public Admin, Education and Health13.528067192213.3072510814
Real Estate Activities8.14536231698.1961175328
Financial and Insurance Activities6.0710920565.9610770843
Construction3.87654287843.8082017609
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.48373745181.4532563319
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing1.64761632531.5270525705

Get the data: NAQ02

Column1Q2 2026
Real Estate Activities-0.619259249234572
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants-0.248173858878986
Public Admin, Education & Health1.65936683278369
Construction1.79457712040574
Financial & Insurance Activities1.84555526030274
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services2.09743589144722
Professional, Admin & Support Services2.27073669587996
Information & Communication2.28688881563162
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing7.89519346806273
Industry (excl. Construction)22.1084888045967
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsInformation & CommunicationFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthArts, Entertainment & Other Services
Q1 2024102.21449778653786.074151791103395.2282710947335101.246283678385110.742813399497116.126939307089105.296384786459108.401116128295105.994076595766104.616585431658
Q2 2024100.08168780762291.854256660951194.551461019648899.9181183072397107.305871246121110.782474528685105.15546118213108.894321004025106.08985645711598.3695766178679
Q3 2024104.678642030045115.274014024385103.45500922020697.2843692423689114.80817080107116.91797940701107.419807111407107.695997751113105.99994865040397.1937546714465
Q4 2024103.175134353324105.49456605902694.82880347721198.8735241053254123.446887326159111.663876840428107.663471846982110.990743981025106.85558464800898.6489933568497
Q1 2025106.484758318635133.44864791656101.33465424927799.9273743883553127.541081948504112.256592993053109.307129400048113.336573919356106.54421710939299.2882099988442
Q2 2025101.445982242634100.037451993623104.624719812106100.690651539482129.807625773306109.197327010746111.503923359121109.570342921392107.38311958450498.9425281445037
Q3 2025105.848047654987116.682249590714102.455738020297103.335925961215132.105121914005116.814921318993111.76526685381113.034947050934109.445032590052101.450822771429
Q4 2025109.55353257370297.1651439890635103.094604934694101.781223152439135.134664488589119.637655965998113.81001465321109.125257410246109.513714568457100.200691657518
Q1 2026107.9312797820885.611014606721799.3043867228233101.059893852348131.940273478861116.297980130321113.480319855815110.330273053616108.66194999643294.2394917840824
Q2 2026116.452663133432104.53831618655101.08648052651100.809089613995134.957600836362118.444323620242112.777582479046112.835583050509110.46505035452996.2161047086792

Comparisons with Q2 2025

Estimates for the second quarter of 2026 indicate that there was a decrease of 0.4% in GDP in real terms in Q2 2026 compared with Q2 2025. Gross Value Added (GVA) for the MNE-dominated sectors expanded by 4.6% in Q2 2026 compared with Q2 2025. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector increased by 4.5% in Q2 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2025 while the Information and Communication sector rose by 3.3% year-on-year over the same period.

Of the domestic based economic sectors, Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing grew by 13.8% in Q2 2026 compared with Q2 2025 while the Financial & Insurance sector increased by 7.7% over the same period. Growth was also recorded in Professional & Administrative Services (+2.9%), Public Administration, Education & Health (+2.9%) and Real Estate Activities (+1.1%). Contractions were seen in Arts & Entertainment (-3.0%) and Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants (-0.3%).

Overall, the domestic based sectors grew by 1.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026 compared with Q2 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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