Composite Economic Index, Northern Ireland
Official statistics in development
NISRA's Northern Ireland Composite Economic Index, an early quarterly measure of the economy's output, with its private and public sector indices (2023 = 100), seasonally adjusted, since 2006.
Composite Economic Index
106.5
Q2 2026
Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:42 UTC- Composite Economic Index
- Private sector
- Public sector
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
82 periods, newest first
| Period | Composite Economic Index | Private sector | Public sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 106.5 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 105.5 | 105.9 | 104.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 105.2 | 105.6 | 103.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 104.2 | 104.7 | 102.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 104.1 | 104.6 | 102.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 103.0 | 103.3 | 102.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 103.4 | 104.0 | 101.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 102.8 | 103.2 | 101.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 101.5 | 102.0 | 99.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 101.8 | 102.0 | 101.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 100.2 | 100.0 | 100.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 100.4 | 100.6 | 99.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 99.3 | 99.2 | 99.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 98.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 98.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 97.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 98.1 | 98.6 | 96.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 96.6 | 96.8 | 95.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 91.6 | 90.7 | 95.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 93.3 | 92.8 | 95.0 |
| Q3 2020 | 93.5 | 93.2 | 94.8 |
| Q2 2020 | 78.2 | 73.3 | 95.3 |
| Q1 2020 | 91.5 | 90.8 | 94.2 |
| Q4 2019 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 94.3 |
| Q3 2019 | 94.5 | 94.7 | 94.0 |
| Q2 2019 | 94.6 | 95.0 | 93.5 |
| Q1 2019 | 94.6 | 95.1 | 93.0 |
| Q4 2018 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 92.7 |
| Q3 2018 | 94.2 | 94.8 | 92.7 |
| Q2 2018 | 93.9 | 94.3 | 92.6 |
| Q1 2018 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 92.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 92.6 | 92.8 | 92.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 92.1 | 92.2 | 92.0 |
| Q2 2017 | 92.7 | 93.0 | 91.9 |
| Q1 2017 | 94.2 | 94.9 | 92.1 |
| Q4 2016 | 94.0 | 94.8 | 91.8 |
| Q3 2016 | 92.2 | 92.4 | 91.5 |
| Q2 2016 | 92.8 | 93.1 | 92.0 |
| Q1 2016 | 91.8 | 91.7 | 92.6 |
| Q4 2015 | 91.5 | 91.2 | 92.8 |
| Q3 2015 | 91.3 | 90.7 | 93.6 |
| Q2 2015 | 91.4 | 90.7 | 94.1 |
| Q1 2015 | 91.1 | 90.2 | 94.4 |
| Q4 2014 | 90.4 | 89.1 | 94.9 |
| Q3 2014 | 89.9 | 88.5 | 95.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 90.0 | 88.6 | 94.8 |
| Q1 2014 | 89.7 | 88.3 | 94.4 |
| Q4 2013 | 89.6 | 88.1 | 95.1 |
| Q3 2013 | 90.4 | 88.4 | 97.4 |
| Q2 2013 | 88.7 | 86.2 | 97.2 |
| Q1 2013 | 89.3 | 87.1 | 96.9 |
| Q4 2012 | 89.0 | 86.8 | 96.7 |
| Q3 2012 | 89.2 | 87.0 | 96.6 |
| Q2 2012 | 89.4 | 87.3 | 96.5 |
| Q1 2012 | 91.4 | 89.9 | 96.7 |
| Q4 2011 | 91.2 | 89.7 | 96.5 |
| Q3 2011 | 91.4 | 89.7 | 97.3 |
| Q2 2011 | 90.9 | 88.9 | 97.9 |
| Q1 2011 | 90.6 | 88.3 | 98.4 |
| Q4 2010 | 90.5 | 88.0 | 98.9 |
| Q3 2010 | 90.6 | 88.0 | 99.2 |
| Q2 2010 | 93.4 | 91.5 | 100.0 |
| Q1 2010 | 94.0 | 92.0 | 100.8 |
| Q4 2009 | 94.1 | 92.0 | 101.4 |
| Q3 2009 | 93.6 | 91.2 | 101.8 |
| Q2 2009 | 93.4 | 91.0 | 101.4 |
| Q1 2009 | 94.1 | 92.0 | 101.1 |
| Q4 2008 | 95.8 | 94.5 | 101.0 |
| Q3 2008 | 97.2 | 97.5 | 97.6 |
| Q2 2008 | 99.4 | 100.1 | 98.4 |
| Q1 2008 | 99.4 | 99.9 | 99.0 |
| Q4 2007 | 100.0 | 100.8 | 99.0 |
| Q3 2007 | 100.2 | 101.0 | 99.1 |
| Q2 2007 | 100.0 | 100.7 | 99.3 |
| Q1 2007 | 99.3 | 99.7 | 99.2 |
| Q4 2006 | 99.0 | 99.3 | 99.3 |
| Q3 2006 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 99.8 |
| Q2 2006 | 97.6 | 97.4 | 99.3 |
| Q1 2006 | 97.1 | 96.7 | 99.3 |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- Check it yourself
- https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/economic-output-statistics/ni-composite-economic-index
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 30 October 2026, 11:41 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://ws-data.nisra.gov.uk/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/NICEI/JSON-stat/2.0/enSHA-256 a7d2418386dd0db419523578fff836628781ac9541dce941630b5873a21ff6d4 · 25,116 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:42 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:42 UTC; 246 of 246 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:41:28Z; 1 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 1 of 1 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 246 of 246 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 246 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 246 of 246 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | PxStat matrix is current | latest period 2026 Q2 ended 122 days before retrieval (limit 200); matrix updated 2026-09-24T9:30:00.000Z |
| Pass | PxStat CSV edition agrees | 246 of 246 figures match https://ws-data.nisra.gov.uk/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/NICEI/CSV/1.0/en, where 1476 of 1476 cells equal the JSON-stat edition |
| Pass | Annual change recomputes from the index | 234 of 234 published annual changes equal the stored indices' change on a year before, as NISRA rounds them |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/economic-output-statistics/ni-composite-economic-index – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- The NICEI is built from the official statistics available each quarter, so it is not GDP, and NISRA revises it as later data arrive.
- NISRA rounds its quarterly changes, so the hub shows only the indices.