GDP Quarterly National Accounts: 2026 Quarter 1 (January to March)
An accredited official statistics publication
This release includes updated estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Scotland in the latest quarter, along with a range of additional statistics which are regularly used for economic forecasting and modelling.
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About the GDP Quarterly National Accounts
This publication includes the second estimate of onshore GDP growth for the latest quarter, which uses additional data which has become available since the Quarterly GDP First Estimate was published two months ago. The results in this release are broadly comparable to, and make extensive use of data derived from, the latest UK Quarterly National Accounts which were published one month ago.
In addition to the second estimate of onshore growth in real terms, the GDP Quarterly National Accounts also includes:
- Total GDP in nominal (cash) terms for the onshore economy and also the wider economy including offshore activities
- Onshore GDP in nominal terms broken down using all three of the output, expenditure and income approaches
- Statistics in development of the expenditure approach to GDP in real terms
- Household Sector income and expenditure accounts for Scotland, including Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) and the Household Savings Ratio
There is a quality and methodology information report for the GDP quarterly national accounts available online.
Next publications
GDP Monthly Estimate, June 2026 26 August 2026
GDP Quarterly First Estimate, 2026 Quarter 2 26 August 2026
GDP Monthly Estimate, July 2026 30 September 2026
GDP Monthly Estimate, August 2026 28 October 2026
GDP Quarterly National Accounts, 2026 Quarter 1 28 October 2026
Contact
For enquiries about this publication please contact:
National Accounts Unit,
Directorate for Chief Economist
E-mail: economic.statistics@gov.scot
For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot