The Northern Ireland Executive confirmed that economic activity rose by one per cent in real terms during the quarter ending June 2026.
This growth marks a fresh peak for the series tracking performance since the pandemic began.
Overall output now stands twelve point seven per cent higher than the pre-pandemic baseline recorded in the fourth quarter of 2019.
The Northern Ireland Composite Economic Index was released by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency on Monday morning.
Activity levels have climbed in twenty two out of the last forty quarters measured so far.
Year-on-year figures show a rise of two point three per cent compared with the same period in 2025.
The quarterly surge was primarily powered by expansion within the services sector, which contributed four tenths of a percentage point to the total.
Production also added four tenths of a percentage point to the overall increase this quarter.
Over the past year, growth in the production sector accounted for one tenth of a percentage point of the annual rise.
Private sector output recorded an increase of one per cent over the quarter and two point two per cent over the year.
Public sector performance saw a quarterly gain of zero point nine per cent and a yearly advance of two point five per cent.
United Kingdom Gross Domestic Product grew by four tenths of a per cent in the quarter and twelve tenths over the year to reach the same date in 2026.
UK economic output remains six point three per cent above its pre-pandemic level from the fourth quarter of 2019.