FIRST QUARTERLY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ESTIMATE, FIRST QUARTER OF 2026

The estimation of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2026 is presented by major categories of expenditure and according to the NKD 2007 activity sections.

The quarterly GDP data focus on short-term movements of the economy, while the main purpose of the quarterly GDP estimate is the calculation of real growth rates.

The estimate shows that the quarterly GDP in real terms increased by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2026, as compared to the same quarter of 2025.

The seasonally adjusted quarterly GDP remained at the same level (0.0%) compared to the previous quarter, whereas it increased by 2.4% in real terms compared to the same quarter of 2025.

The real growth rates of the quarterly GDP by expenditure categories based on non-adjusted data are presented in Table 2.

Real growth is visible in some of the GDP categories on the expenditure side, except in the NPISH, exports and imports of goods categories.

Table 3 shows the real growth rates of the quarterly gross value added (GVA) according to the NKD 2007 activity sections based on non-adjusted data.

The first estimate shows that the quarterly GVA increased in real terms by 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026, as compared to the same quarter of 2025, based on non-adjusted data.

The increase in GVA was mainly influenced by the increase in real value added in the Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities and in the section Wholesale and retail trade, transportation, storage, accommodation and food service activities.

Since 27 February 2026, with the publication of data for the fourth quarter of 2025, the time series of the quarterly calculation of the gross domestic product have been published in the PC-Axis database in the section GDP and National Accounts. The quarterly national accounts include the following tables: Gross domestic product and components; Gross value added by activities (NKD 2007); Compensation of employees by activities (NKD 2007); Final consumption expenditure of households by durability; Gross fixed capital formation by main type of assets; and Exports and imports of goods and services by group of countries.

Data are available on the link PC-Axis databases.

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