| Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q1 20262 | ||
| Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
| Personal Consumption of Goods and Services | 41,404 | 0.6 |
| Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services | 14,846 | 0.5 |
| Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | 29,925 | -0.8 |
| Net Exports | 31,775 | |
| Exports of Goods and Services | 192,537 | -7.0 |
| Less Imports of Goods and Services | -160,762 | 4.2 |
| Gross Domestic Product | 128,323 | -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 Expenditure | Government Expenditure | Gross Fixed Capital Formation | Value of Physical Changes in Stocks | Net Exports | GDP | |
| Q1 2023 | 38.391647488 | 12.8425786407 | 30.9287996599 | 0.8237170709 | 51.7326477394 | 133.6153878955 |
| Q2 2023 | 38.4850029472 | 13.0585199962 | 28.8761746073 | 3.5361399697 | 47.8664425774 | 133.461167136 |
| Q3 2023 | 38.0384495109 | 13.2234375267 | 27.5105960536 | 4.3061947945 | 47.8282908405 | 130.722751776 |
| Q4 2023 | 38.896445223 | 14.0579696942 | 43.3893092033 | 0.6216971379 | 26.6780028972 | 126.6928341927 |
| Q1 2024 | 39.1575404606 | 13.5091250911 | 27.492237639 | 1.0912413682 | 50.362787136 | 130.0796901727 |
| Q2 2024 | 39.4425670585 | 13.9576032626 | 11.0388527882 | 1.8231866632 | 61.9040548006 | 129.3609943491 |
| Q3 2024 | 39.585210024 | 14.0386354111 | 29.4681210478 | 1.8424908712 | 49.5947104048 | 137.0846533859 |
| Q4 2024 | 40.205081883 | 14.4342702237 | 25.4995171679 | 0.5005761802 | 60.6231170662 | 141.8400958483 |
| Q1 2025 | 40.33718446 | 14.287173433 | 43.7764573638 | -4.8641460958 | 63.9499947178 | 154.2779575854 |
| Q2 2025 | 40.6780859487 | 14.5210943496 | 27.7988587984 | 1.3084422002 | 69.3402176927 | 152.6806592238 |
| Q3 2025 | 40.8302201562 | 14.7200641854 | 31.4746276144 | 7.0035778302 | 59.0868269709 | 152.3206013306 |
| Q4 2025 | 41.1670735118 | 14.7795732446 | 30.1695143721 | 1.3641659522 | 52.7612748295 | 145.9239496041 |
| Q1 2026 | 41.4038807218 | 14.8461143127 | 29.9253035533 | 5.9511301262 | 31.7748826117 | 128.3231502295 |
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| Building & Construction | Machinery & Equipment | Intangibles | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation | |
| Q1 2023 | 9.3235072174 | 7.3796095498 | 14.2864288763 | 30.9287996599 |
| Q2 2023 | 8.8905023982 | 7.6940967914 | 12.3775682716 | 28.8761746073 |
| Q3 2023 | 9.0592064372 | 6.8073530424 | 11.7551158555 | 27.5105960536 |
| Q4 2023 | 8.9665099416 | 7.272815091 | 26.8921660512 | 43.3893092033 |
| Q1 2024 | 8.2888336132 | 5.3044716285 | 13.8989323973 | 27.492237639 |
| Q2 2024 | 8.3925084671 | 7.7128080848 | -5.0664637637 | 11.0388527882 |
| Q3 2024 | 9.1402951466 | 7.1612868213 | 13.1665390798 | 29.4681210478 |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6095915761 | 4.7708700565 | 12.1190555353 | 25.4995171679 |
| Q1 2025 | 9.136510346 | 7.0438117114 | 27.5961353064 | 43.7764573638 |
| Q2 2025 | 9.6418553639 | 5.7015627871 | 12.4554406473 | 27.7988587984 |
| Q3 2025 | 9.326541733 | 6.6659921927 | 15.4820936885 | 31.4746276144 |
| Q4 2025 | 9.4583240217 | 7.2463449061 | 13.4648454442 | 30.1695143721 |
| Q1 2026 | 9.6029890756 | 6.2470340578 | 14.0752804197 | 29.9253035533 |
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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.
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