Irish Economic Forecasts

% change20242025(e)2026(f)
Personal Consumption2.93.02.5
Government Consumption5.35.53.0
Capital Formation-28.518.08.3
Building and Construction-2.06.15.0
M+E+I-34.325.010.0
Stock build (% of GDP)1.00.20.8
Exports8.68.04.0
Imports2.70.24.6
GDP2.613.04.5
GNP3.31.04.5
GDP (€bn)582.8667.0707.0
Inflation
HICP (% change1.32.42.2
CPI(% change)6.32.22.1
Labour market
Employment (% change)2.72.31.6
Unemployment rate (%)4.34.74.8
General Government Finances
Balance (% GDP4.21.51.4
Debt (% of GDP)38.831.629.9