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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.1% in Q3 2025

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q3 20252
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services40,7190.1
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services14,7182.1
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation31,38812.5
Net Exports59,594 
     Exports of Goods and Services215,2362.1
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-155,64310.4
Gross Domestic Product152,551-0.3
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 2023 and seasonally adjusted

On 04 December 2025, at 3pm the first sentence was updated to change the wording from ‘Capital Investment decreased’ to ‘Capital Investment increased’. No data has been changed.

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment increased by €8.6 billion in Q3 2025 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 40.5% of total domestic demand in Q3 2025.

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.1% in Q3 2025 compared to Q2 2025, while Government Expenditure increased by 2.1% over the same period. There was an overall decrease in real GDP of 0.3%.

Personal Consumption ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202338.383512586612.851904262931.11441724180.823717070950.0584103769132.8180885567
Q2 202338.474197319713.0645753328.91181764383.536139969748.0268339986133.7448650961
Q3 202338.063725941813.218164265527.4167823944.306194794548.2872031745131.0934792483
Q4 202338.888505640414.038247384143.35610981340.621697137927.5569800152126.9599841513
Q1 202439.142150724513.526066907127.68836533561.091241368248.3453625076129.0466416135
Q2 202439.429616374613.967291498511.04261325181.823186663262.160155432129.6252135346
Q3 202439.629217315814.036799710729.32444980121.842490871250.3007553316137.5407571259
Q4 202440.19570370914.403198689725.44399438430.500576180261.8630902493142.127492627
Q1 202540.310966487614.132243293443.9571616645-4.866445693860.9683300804152.6790531952
Q2 202540.661229688514.417509125627.90635017651.306142601269.8175226983153.0741463892
Q3 202540.719074219614.718232848731.38833116776.423647548259.5935766873152.5508309977

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20239.3798784847.435104987614.360964917931.1144172418
Q2 20238.92425690437.719844351212.355967217528.9118176438
Q3 20238.96513612896.821633468711.737269058727.416782394
Q4 20238.98101169357.208560090126.909499790243.3561098134
Q1 20248.34990302475.363680838813.974781472127.6883653356
Q2 20248.42957852137.7308449623-5.117810231811.0426132518
Q3 20249.02104178477.178183104613.125224911829.3244498012
Q4 20248.62602593174.683030471812.134937980625.4439943843
Q1 20259.19927859767.062171344727.695711722143.9571616645
Q2 20259.70937887995.732954575712.464016720827.9063501765
Q3 20259.18617657996.685151696515.517002891231.3883311677

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q3 2024

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment increased by 21.2% (or €6.8 billion) compared to the same quarter of 2024. Personal Consumption Expenditure showed an increase of 2.4%, while Government Expenditure grew by 4.9% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services increased by 12.7% (or €24.3 billion), while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 11.4% (or €15.7 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore increased by 16.2% (or €8.6 billion) 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 2023)

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 2023) - 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 2023) - 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 2023) - Seasonally Adjusted

For Updates Tables, please click on the following link: Quarterly National Accounts Q3 2025 Updates Tables (XLS 56KB)