| Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q3 20252 | ||
| Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
| Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 40,719 | 0.1 |
| Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 14,718 | 2.1 |
| Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 31,388 | 12.5 |
| Net Exports | 59,594 | |
| Exports of Goods and Services | 215,236 | 2.1 |
| Less Imports of Goods and Services | -155,643 | 10.4 |
| Gross Domestic Product | 152,551 | -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 Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
| Q1 2023 | 38.3835125866 | 12.8519042629 | 31.1144172418 | 0.8237170709 | 50.0584103769 | 132.8180885567 |
| Q2 2023 | 38.4741973197 | 13.06457533 | 28.9118176438 | 3.5361399697 | 48.0268339986 | 133.7448650961 |
| Q3 2023 | 38.0637259418 | 13.2181642655 | 27.416782394 | 4.3061947945 | 48.2872031745 | 131.0934792483 |
| Q4 2023 | 38.8885056404 | 14.0382473841 | 43.3561098134 | 0.6216971379 | 27.5569800152 | 126.9599841513 |
| Q1 2024 | 39.1421507245 | 13.5260669071 | 27.6883653356 | 1.0912413682 | 48.3453625076 | 129.0466416135 |
| Q2 2024 | 39.4296163746 | 13.9672914985 | 11.0426132518 | 1.8231866632 | 62.160155432 | 129.6252135346 |
| Q3 2024 | 39.6292173158 | 14.0367997107 | 29.3244498012 | 1.8424908712 | 50.3007553316 | 137.5407571259 |
| Q4 2024 | 40.195703709 | 14.4031986897 | 25.4439943843 | 0.5005761802 | 61.8630902493 | 142.127492627 |
| Q1 2025 | 40.3109664876 | 14.1322432934 | 43.9571616645 | -4.8664456938 | 60.9683300804 | 152.6790531952 |
| Q2 2025 | 40.6612296885 | 14.4175091256 | 27.9063501765 | 1.3061426012 | 69.8175226983 | 153.0741463892 |
| Q3 2025 | 40.7190742196 | 14.7182328487 | 31.3883311677 | 6.4236475482 | 59.5935766873 | 152.5508309977 |
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| Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
| Q1 2023 | 9.379878484 | 7.4351049876 | 14.3609649179 | 31.1144172418 |
| Q2 2023 | 8.9242569043 | 7.7198443512 | 12.3559672175 | 28.9118176438 |
| Q3 2023 | 8.9651361289 | 6.8216334687 | 11.7372690587 | 27.416782394 |
| Q4 2023 | 8.9810116935 | 7.2085600901 | 26.9094997902 | 43.3561098134 |
| Q1 2024 | 8.3499030247 | 5.3636808388 | 13.9747814721 | 27.6883653356 |
| Q2 2024 | 8.4295785213 | 7.7308449623 | -5.1178102318 | 11.0426132518 |
| Q3 2024 | 9.0210417847 | 7.1781831046 | 13.1252249118 | 29.3244498012 |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6260259317 | 4.6830304718 | 12.1349379806 | 25.4439943843 |
| Q1 2025 | 9.1992785976 | 7.0621713447 | 27.6957117221 | 43.9571616645 |
| Q2 2025 | 9.7093788799 | 5.7329545757 | 12.4640167208 | 27.9063501765 |
| Q3 2025 | 9.1861765799 | 6.6851516965 | 15.5170028912 | 31.3883311677 |
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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.
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