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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.6% in Q1 2026

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Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20262
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services41,4040.6
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services14,8460.5
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation29,925-0.8
Net Exports31,775 
     Exports of Goods and Services192,537-7.0
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-160,7624.2
Gross Domestic Product128,323-12.1
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 the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment increased by €4.3 billion in Q1 2026 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 38.9% of total domestic demand in Q1 2026.

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.6% in Q1 2026 compared to Q4 2025, while Government Expenditure increased by 0.5% over the same period. There was an overall decrease in real GDP of 12.1%.

Personal Consumption ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202338.39164748812.842578640730.92879965990.823717070951.7326477394133.6153878955
Q2 202338.485002947213.058519996228.87617460733.536139969747.8664425774133.461167136
Q3 202338.038449510913.223437526727.51059605364.306194794547.8282908405130.722751776
Q4 202338.89644522314.057969694243.38930920330.621697137926.6780028972126.6928341927
Q1 202439.157540460613.509125091127.4922376391.091241368250.362787136130.0796901727
Q2 202439.442567058513.957603262611.03885278821.823186663261.9040548006129.3609943491
Q3 202439.58521002414.038635411129.46812104781.842490871249.5947104048137.0846533859
Q4 202440.20508188314.434270223725.49951716790.500576180260.6231170662141.8400958483
Q1 202540.3371844614.28717343343.7764573638-4.864146095863.9499947178154.2779575854
Q2 202540.678085948714.521094349627.79885879841.308442200269.3402176927152.6806592238
Q3 202540.830220156214.720064185431.47462761447.003577830259.0868269709152.3206013306
Q4 202541.167073511814.779573244630.16951437211.364165952252.7612748295145.9239496041
Q1 202641.403880721814.846114312729.92530355335.951130126231.7748826117128.3231502295

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20239.32350721747.379609549814.286428876330.9287996599
Q2 20238.89050239827.694096791412.377568271628.8761746073
Q3 20239.05920643726.807353042411.755115855527.5105960536
Q4 20238.96650994167.27281509126.892166051243.3893092033
Q1 20248.28883361325.304471628513.898932397327.492237639
Q2 20248.39250846717.7128080848-5.066463763711.0388527882
Q3 20249.14029514667.161286821313.166539079829.4681210478
Q4 20248.60959157614.770870056512.119055535325.4995171679
Q1 20259.1365103467.043811711427.596135306443.7764573638
Q2 20259.64185536395.701562787112.455440647327.7988587984
Q3 20259.3265417336.665992192715.482093688531.4746276144
Q4 20259.45832402177.246344906113.464845444230.1695143721
Q1 20269.60298907566.247034057814.075280419729.9253035533

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q1 2025

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment decreased by 8.7% (or €3.1 billion) compared to the same quarter of 2025. Personal Consumption Expenditure showed an increase of 2.6%, while Government Expenditure grew by 3.7% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services decreased by 13.3% (or €28.5 billion), while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 2.3% (or €3.4 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore decreased by 47.7% (or €31.8 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 Q1 2026 Updates Tables (XLS 61KB)