| Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q2 20262 | ||
| Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
| Industry (excl. Construction) | 44,693 | 22.1 |
| Information and Communication | 33,311 | 2.3 |
| Professional, Admin and Support Services | 16,854 | 2.3 |
| Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants | 13,440 | -0.2 |
| Public Admin, Education and Health | 13,528 | 1.7 |
| Real Estate Activities | 8,145 | -0.6 |
| Financial and Insurance Activities | 6,071 | 1.8 |
| Construction | 3,877 | 1.8 |
| Arts, Entertainment and Other Services | 1,484 | 2.1 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1,648 | 7.9 |
| Gross Domestic Product | 149,714 | 10.2 |
| 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.
| Column1 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Industry (excl. Construction) | 44.692850606 | 36.600936629 |
| Information and Communication | 33.3113721295 | 32.5666099685 |
| Professional, Admin and Support Services | 16.8541757972 | 16.4799593136 |
| Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants | 13.4400569589 | 13.4734946505 |
| Public Admin, Education and Health | 13.5280671922 | 13.3072510814 |
| Real Estate Activities | 8.1453623169 | 8.1961175328 |
| Financial and Insurance Activities | 6.071092056 | 5.9610770843 |
| Construction | 3.8765428784 | 3.8082017609 |
| Arts, Entertainment and Other Services | 1.4837374518 | 1.4532563319 |
| Agriculture Forestry and Fishing | 1.6476163253 | 1.5270525705 |
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| Column1 | Q2 2026 |
|---|---|
| Real Estate Activities | -0.619259249234572 |
| Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants | -0.248173858878986 |
| Public Admin, Education & Health | 1.65936683278369 |
| Construction | 1.79457712040574 |
| Financial & Insurance Activities | 1.84555526030274 |
| Arts, Entertainment & Other Services | 2.09743589144722 |
| Professional, Admin & Support Services | 2.27073669587996 |
| Information & Communication | 2.28688881563162 |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | 7.89519346806273 |
| Industry (excl. Construction) | 22.1084888045967 |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | Industry (excl. Construction) | Construction | Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants | Information & Communication | Financial & Insurance Activities | Real Estate Activities | Professional, Admin & Support Services | Public Admin, Education & Health | Arts, Entertainment & Other Services | |
| Q1 2024 | 102.214497786537 | 86.0741517911033 | 95.2282710947335 | 101.246283678385 | 110.742813399497 | 116.126939307089 | 105.296384786459 | 108.401116128295 | 105.994076595766 | 104.616585431658 |
| Q2 2024 | 100.081687807622 | 91.8542566609511 | 94.5514610196488 | 99.9181183072397 | 107.305871246121 | 110.782474528685 | 105.15546118213 | 108.894321004025 | 106.089856457115 | 98.3695766178679 |
| Q3 2024 | 104.678642030045 | 115.274014024385 | 103.455009220206 | 97.2843692423689 | 114.80817080107 | 116.91797940701 | 107.419807111407 | 107.695997751113 | 105.999948650403 | 97.1937546714465 |
| Q4 2024 | 103.175134353324 | 105.494566059026 | 94.828803477211 | 98.8735241053254 | 123.446887326159 | 111.663876840428 | 107.663471846982 | 110.990743981025 | 106.855584648008 | 98.6489933568497 |
| Q1 2025 | 106.484758318635 | 133.44864791656 | 101.334654249277 | 99.9273743883553 | 127.541081948504 | 112.256592993053 | 109.307129400048 | 113.336573919356 | 106.544217109392 | 99.2882099988442 |
| Q2 2025 | 101.445982242634 | 100.037451993623 | 104.624719812106 | 100.690651539482 | 129.807625773306 | 109.197327010746 | 111.503923359121 | 109.570342921392 | 107.383119584504 | 98.9425281445037 |
| Q3 2025 | 105.848047654987 | 116.682249590714 | 102.455738020297 | 103.335925961215 | 132.105121914005 | 116.814921318993 | 111.76526685381 | 113.034947050934 | 109.445032590052 | 101.450822771429 |
| Q4 2025 | 109.553532573702 | 97.1651439890635 | 103.094604934694 | 101.781223152439 | 135.134664488589 | 119.637655965998 | 113.81001465321 | 109.125257410246 | 109.513714568457 | 100.200691657518 |
| Q1 2026 | 107.93127978208 | 85.6110146067217 | 99.3043867228233 | 101.059893852348 | 131.940273478861 | 116.297980130321 | 113.480319855815 | 110.330273053616 | 108.661949996432 | 94.2394917840824 |
| Q2 2026 | 116.452663133432 | 104.53831618655 | 101.08648052651 | 100.809089613995 | 134.957600836362 | 118.444323620242 | 112.777582479046 | 112.835583050509 | 110.465050354529 | 96.2161047086792 |
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).
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