Irish Economic Forecasts

% change20252026(f)2027(f)
Personal Consumption2.62.82.5
Government Consumption3.21.03.0
Capital Formation38.4-7.05.0
Building and Construction7.82.55.0
M+E+I57.0-11.05.0
Stock build (% of GDP)0.20.50.9
Exports7.50.03.0
Imports9.62.43.3
GDP8.0-3.82.4
GNP1.04.42.7
GDP (€bn)602.4629.0658.7
Inflation
HICP (% change2.13.53.5
CPI(% change)2.23.83.4
Labour market
Employment (% change)2.20.71.1
Unemployment rate (%)4.65.15.2
General Government Finances
Balance (% GDP1.90.60.0
Debt (% of GDP)34.833.132.1