| Table 6.1 Exports and imports by trader type 2016 | ||||
| Trader type | Exports | Imports | ||
| €million | €million | |||
| Value | Number of exporters | Value | Number of importers | |
| Exporter only | 2,251 | 2,050 | - | - |
| Two way trader | 115,980 | 6,495 | 57,449 | 6,495 |
| Importer only | - | - | 15,755 | 24,570 |
| Total | 118,230 | 8,545 | 73,204 | 31,065 |
Three-quarters of exporters also import goods
Three-quarters of the 8,545 enterprises registered as exporters in 2016 also imported goods (i.e. two-way traders). In contrast, only 21% of the 31,065 importers were two-way traders.
Two-way traders accounted for the vast majority (98%) of the value of all goods exported in 2016 but in contrast on the imports side two-way traders accounted for 78% of all goods imported.
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