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Brexit - Ireland and the UK in numbers

Trade

3.1 Trade in services
 
€million
Services componentsUnited Kingdom All countries
Exports 2013Imports 2013Exports 2014Imports 2014 Exports 2013Imports 2013Exports 2014Imports 2014
Services total15,6519,86617,98011,361 92,70393,096101,750109,376
          
Transport1,8285391,942567 4,8271,7155,1931,842
Tourism and travel880803918840 3,3704,6693,6564,561
Communications**** 5221,049567979
Insurance2,0271,2392,1431,347 8,9645,8559,2545,970
Financial services2,2428212,736* 8,0695,1038,3356,662
Computer services5,2121026,130102 42,05748247,915647
Royalties/licences4411,034311770 4,38836,4114,77648,482
All business services2,5424,6153,1755,336 17,37036,55919,09538,816
    of which:         
Business services: Operational leasing4934254530 7,6961,4497,8431,269
Business services: Legal, Accounting and other professional services6815398140 3361,1194051,074
Business services: Advertising and market research*574*701 1464,245944,541
Business services: Research and development*439*362 1,0865,8461,7496,615
Business services: Architectural engineering and other technical services*472945 319150212110
Business services: Other1,4562,2112,0032,727 5,47511,2426,33111,712
Business services: Trade related services4301,1484431,330 2,31512,5062,46413,496
Other services not elsewhere stated3456447464 1,6972691,710266
Repairs and processing***23 1,4409821,2511,153
Source: Balance of Payments, CSO
* Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in total.

 

  • Exports of services rose from €92.7bn in 2013 to €101.8bn in 2014. The largest components of exports of services in 2014 were Computer services at €47.9bn and Business services at €19.1bn. 
  • Exports of services to the United Kingdom were €15.7bn in 2013 and increased to €18bn by 2014.
  • Thus exports of services to the United Kingdom accounted for 18% of all exports of services in 2014. The largest components of exports of services to the United Kingdom in 2014 were Computer services at €6.1bn and Business services at €3.2bn.
  • Imports of services rose from €93.1bn in 2013 to €109.4bn in 2014. Royalties/licences accounted for €48.5bn of these imports of services in 2014 while Business services amounted to €38.8bn. 
  • Imports of services from the United Kingdom increased from €9.9bn in 2013 to €11.4bn in 2014. 
  • Thus United Kingdom imports of services accounted for 10% of all imports of services in 2014. Business services of €5.3bn and Insurance services of €1.3bn were the largest components of imports of services from the United Kingdom in 2014.
UKAll countries
All business services317519095
Royalties/licences3114776
Computer services613047915
Financial services27368335
Insurance21439254
Communications0567
Tourism and travel9183656
Transport1942.4689255193.099062
UKAll countries
All business services533638816
Royalties/licences77048482
Computer services102647
Financial services06662
Insurance13475970
Communications0979
Tourism and travel8404561
Transport5671842
3.2 Goods exports and imports 2015 classified by commodity (summary level)
               
    €000      €000   
SITC level 112015 exports % of which:  2015 Imports % of which:
TotalGreat BritainNorthern Ireland Great BritainNorthern Ireland TotalGreat BritainNorthern Ireland Great BritainNorthern Ireland
0Food and live animals9,877,8333,914,147594,844 39.66.0 6,686,7962,842,473483,907 42.57.2
1Beverages and tobacco1,287,469243,99989,355 19.06.9 876,066305,11932,452 34.83.7
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,770,659393,74474,370 22.24.2 854,625162,86359,948 19.17.0
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials772,924418,28927,119 54.13.5 5,104,2703,140,70033,296 61.50.7
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes57,14211,6816,042 20.410.6 244,54545,46317,375 18.67.1
5Chemicals and related products64,224,0483,900,022193,990 6.10.3 13,977,8242,391,24464,523 17.10.5
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material2,105,212915,357233,006 43.511.1 4,697,7091,796,843127,536 38.22.7
7Machinery and transport equipment16,808,2582,557,527154,937 15.20.9 27,890,8122,963,99689,698 10.60.3
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles14,298,7631,120,212200,811 7.81.4 8,166,0762,443,56075,986 29.90.9
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere1,205,035335,168169,651 27.814.1 1,612,285810,744106,622 50.36.6
 Total112,407,34313,810,1471,744,125 12.31.6 70,111,00916,903,0051,091,343 24.11.6
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification.

 

  • Exports to Great Britain accounted for 12.3% of total goods exported in 2015 while exports to Northern Ireland accounted for 1.6%.
  • More than half (57.1%) of all goods exported in 2015 are in the category "Chemicals and related products" and just 6.4% of these exports went to the United Kingdom. Nearly 15% of all goods exported in 2015 were in the category "Machinery and transport equipment" and just over 16% of these goods went to the United Kingdom.
  • "Miscellaneous manufactured articles" accounted for nearly 13% of all goods exported in 2015 with 9.2% of these goods exported to the United Kingdom. "Food and live animals" accounted for just under 9% of all goods exported from Ireland in 2015 and 45.6% of goods in this category went to either Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
  • In 2015 €13.8bn of goods were exported to Great Britain and more than half of all goods exported were in 2 categories - "Food and live animals" and "Chemicals and related products"- which both accounted for €3.9bn of goods. The third main category of goods exported to Great Britain in 2015 was "Machinery and transport equipment " which accounted for €2.6bn of goods.
  • Imports into Ireland from Great Britain accounted for 24.1% of total goods imported in 2015 while imports from Northern Ireland accounted for 1.6%.
  • "Machinery and transport equipment" accounted for 39.8% of all imports in 2015 and 10.9% of all goods in this category were imported from the United Kingdom. A fifth of goods imported in 2015 were "Chemicals and related products" and 17.6% of these goods arrived from the United Kingdom.
  • Nearly 12% of total imports in 2015 were "Miscellaneous manufactured articles" and 30.8% were imported from the United Kingdom. Almost a tenth of imported goods in 2015 were "Food and live animals" and half of these goods were imported from either Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
UK exportsAll countries exportsUK importsAll countries imports
Food and live animals4508.991003514989877.83285015273326.380744128236686.79635288562
Beverages and tobacco333.3542882246321287.46886892455337.570807729487876.065914815248
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels468.1138078650281770.65937580262222.810519731586854.62532017062
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials445.408180270669772.9243943639863173.995330379315104.26968811933
Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes17.72325833595157.14229330610962.837305593843244.545030698075
Chemicals and related products4094.0120412647164224.04778304692455.7667713541913977.8244836831
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material1148.363375420162105.211840788611924.379368129534697.70937319853
Machinery and transport equipment2712.4639000234216808.25765860213053.6946379154427890.8117737272
Miscellaneous manufactured articles1321.0228786561614298.76285812962519.546369354218166.07639728554
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere504.819044718551205.0351380508917.3658497162981612.28453519357
3.3 Net goods exports and imports 2015 with the UK classified by commodity (summary level)
             
            €000
SITC level 11Exports  Imports Net exports less imports
Great BritainNorthern IrelandGreat Britain & Northern Ireland Great BritainNorthern IrelandGreat Britain & Northern Ireland Great BritainNorthern IrelandGreat Britain & Northern Ireland
0Food and live animals3,914,147594,8444,508,991 2,842,473483,9073,326,381 1,071,673110,9371,182,610
1Beverages and tobacco243,99989,355333,354 305,11932,452337,571 -61,12056,903-4,217
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels393,74474,370468,114 162,86359,948222,811 230,88114,422245,303
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials418,28927,119445,408 3,140,70033,2963,173,995 -2,722,411-6,176-2,728,587
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes11,6816,04217,723 45,46317,37562,837 -33,781-11,333-45,114
5Chemicals and related products3,900,022193,9904,094,012 2,391,24464,5232,455,767 1,508,779129,4671,638,245
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material915,357233,0061,148,363 1,796,843127,5361,924,379 -881,486105,470-776,016
7Machinery and transport equipment2,557,527154,9372,712,464 2,963,99689,6983,053,695 -406,46965,238-341,231
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles1,120,212200,8111,321,023 2,443,56075,9862,519,546 -1,323,348124,824-1,198,523
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere335,168169,651504,819 810,744106,622917,366 -475,57563,029-412,547
Total13,810,1471,744,12515,554,272 16,903,0051,091,34317,994,348 -3,092,858652,782-2,440,076
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification

 

  • Net exports less imports for all trade in goods between Ireland and the United Kingdom was - €2.4bn in 2015, with exports of €15.6bn and imports of €18bn.
  • Ireland exported more "Chemicals and related products" than imported to the UK in 2015, with net exports less imports of €1.6bn. "Food and live animals" had a net export less imports value with the UK of €1.2bn in 2015.
  • Ireland imported more "Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials" from the UK than exported in 2015, with net exports less imports of - €2.7bn. "Miscellaneous manufactured articles" had a net exports less imports value of - €1.2bn with the UK in 2015.

 

UK exportsUK imports
Food and live animals4508991.003514983326380.74412823
Beverages and tobacco333354.288224632337570.807729487
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels468113.807865028222810.519731586
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials445408.1802706693173995.33037931
Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes17723.25833595162837.305593843
Chemicals and related products4094012.041264712455766.77135419
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material1148363.375420161924379.36812953
Machinery and transport equipment2712463.900023423053694.63791544
Miscellaneous manufactured articles1321022.878656162519546.36935421
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere504819.04471855917365.849716298
3.4 Goods exports and imports 2014 and 2015 classified by commodity (summary level)   
                  
  €000  €000   €000  €000     
SITC level 112014 exports% of which:2015 exports% of which: 2014 imports% of which:2015 imports% of which:   
GBNIGBNI GBNIGBNI   
0Food and live animals9,350,41238.15.99,877,83339.66.0 6,189,36041.28.36,686,79642.57.2   
1Beverages and tobacco1,147,18322.47.21,287,46919.06.9 836,57636.84.2876,06634.83.7   
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,794,59822.93.91,770,65922.24.2 727,44319.57.9854,62519.17.0   
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials846,61347.02.5772,92454.13.5 6,477,17864.50.85,104,27061.50.7   
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes61,65118.910.057,14220.410.6 217,01318.56.6244,54518.67.1   
5Chemicals and related products51,569,1016.70.464,224,0486.10.3 11,443,42318.90.513,977,82417.10.5   
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material1,870,56443.911.12,105,21243.511.1 4,232,16839.03.04,697,70938.22.7   
7Machinery and transport equipment12,100,37015.91.116,808,25815.20.9 23,579,66910.90.427,890,81210.60.3   
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles12,627,5437.81.414,298,7637.81.4 6,898,35130.50.98,166,07629.90.9   
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere1,247,81925.113.01,205,03527.814.1 1,556,30047.46.21,612,28550.36.6   
Total92,615,85513.11.7112,407,34312.31.6 62,157,48026.51.870,111,00924.11.6   
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO    
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification.

 

  • Exports from Ireland grew from €92.6bn in 2014 to €112.4bn in 2015. Exports to Great Britain accounted for 12.3% of total goods exported in 2015 while exports to Northern Ireland accounted for 1.6%.
  • More than half (57%) of all goods exported in 2015 are in the category "Chemicals and related products" while nearly 15% are "Machinery and transport equipment"."Miscellaneous manufactured articles" accounted for nearly 13% of all goods exported in 2015 while "Food and live animals" accounted for just under 9%.
  • Imports into Ireland grew from €62.2bn in 2014 to €70.1bn in 2015. Imports from Great Britain accounted for 24.1% of total goods imported in 2015 while imports from Northern Ireland accounted for 1.6%.
  • Just under 40% of all imports of goods into Ireland in 2015 were in the category "Machinery and transport equipment", while 20% were "Chemicals and related products". "Miscellaneous manufactured articles" accounted for 11.6% of all goods imported in 2015 and "Food and live animals" amounted to 9.5% of all imports.
  • The proportion of goods which were imported from or exported to Great Britain and Northern Ireland varies widely depending on the category involved.
3.5 Goods exports and imports 2015 classified by commodity (detailed level)
€000€000
SITC level 212015 exports % of which:  2015 Imports % of which:
TotalGreat BritainNorthern Ireland Great BritainNorthern Ireland TotalGreat BritainNorthern Ireland Great BritainNorthern Ireland
00Live animals other than animals of Division 03430,508239,642100,106 55.723.3 318,516228,6328,283 71.82.6
01Meat & meat preparations3,499,8121,720,791182,325 49.25.2 965,308393,41464,558 40.86.7
02Dairy products & birds’ eggs1,786,785705,21765,848 39.53.7 698,716285,724175,293 40.925.1
03Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and preparations thereof567,60048,6058,721 8.61.5 265,399149,55715,344 56.45.8
04Cereals & cereal preparations402,868268,92584,822 66.821.1 1,021,014581,17671,053 56.97.0
05Vegetables & fruit286,649193,27052,613 67.418.4 1,153,774330,53343,966 28.63.8
06Sugar, sugar preparation & honey162,40642,8856,497 26.44.0 374,089155,5296,456 41.61.7
07Coffee, tea cocoa, spices & manufactures thereof372,412240,21016,120 64.54.3 545,020285,5842,762 52.40.5
08Feeding stuff for animals (excl. unmilled cereals)295,831157,39665,751 53.222.2 776,071167,87690,620 21.611.7
09Miscellaneous edible products & preparations2,072,966297,20412,042 14.30.6 569,141264,4495,572 46.51.0
11Beverages1,240,058223,77689,346 18.07.2 783,926273,11132,452 34.84.1
12Tobacco & tobacco manufactures47,41120,2249 42.70.0 92,14032,0080 34.70.0
21Hides, skins & furskins, raw149,23637,8172,476 25.31.7 381161157 42.241.1
22Oil seeds & oleaginous fruits13,3928,4562,753 63.120.6 35,8307,6767,741 21.421.6
23Crude rubber (include synthetic & reclaimed)947108210 11.422.2 15,3812,35655 15.30.4
24Cork & wood151,641102,60448,554 67.732.0 156,85131,13822,731 19.914.5
25Pulp & waste paper60,80613,045330 21.50.5 60,0606,32511 10.50.0
26Textile fibres & their wastes144,14953,2782,400 37.01.7 19,1905,913707 30.83.7
27Crude fertilisers & minerals, excl. coal, petroleum etc.132,55321,38913,198 16.110.0 135,50636,22322,387 26.716.5
28Metalliferous ores & metal scrap990,582125,1412,182 12.60.2 241,83622,6313,390 9.41.4
29Crude animal & vegetable materials nes127,35331,9042,268 25.11.8 189,59050,4392,768 26.61.5
32Coal, coke & briquettes98,19454,40817,058 55.417.4 180,81524,88115,904 13.88.8
33Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials642,762342,7368,086 53.31.3 3,702,8511,915,56411,643 51.70.3
34Gas, natural & manufactured5,6211,3051,970 23.235.1 1,153,6821,144,6004,849 99.20.4
35Electric current26,34719,8405 75.30.0 66,92155,654900 83.21.3
41Animal oils & fats49,30910,390472 21.11.0 15,5575,1815,843 33.337.6
42Fixed vegetable fats & oils6,0543845,489 6.390.7 201,14030,3648,933 15.14.4
43Animal or vegetable materials nes1,78090881 51.04.6 27,8489,9182,599 35.69.3
51Organic chemicals21,495,5891,025,4734,513 4.80.0 3,764,412113,9825,823 3.00.2
52Inorganic chemicals153,28223,8667,109 15.64.6 271,49754,8691,669 20.20.6
53Dyeing, tanning & colouring materials132,90547,1229,087 35.56.8 221,640127,3952,030 57.50.9
54Medical & pharmaceutical products30,234,3681,488,60437,460 4.90.1 5,753,905640,08213,602 11.10.2
55Essential oils, perfume materials; toilet & cleansing preps7,997,642724,58047,124 9.10.6 1,344,019791,6534,151 58.90.3
56Fertilisers (other than those of Division 27)5,1574654,548 9.088.2 447,95863,71110,499 14.22.3
57Plastics in primary forms399,483148,92116,560 37.34.1 851,110206,2173,942 24.20.5
58Plastics in non-primary forms498,896126,02431,848 25.36.4 557,810149,27018,865 26.83.4
59Chemical materials & products nes3,306,725314,96735,741 9.51.1 765,473244,0653,940 31.90.5
61Leather; leather manufactures nes; dressed furskins35,70511,159100 31.30.3 23,0383,042601 13.22.6
62Rubber manufactures nes74,33828,73114,226 38.619.1 316,51881,17112,624 25.64.0
63Cork & wood manufactures (excl. furniture)242,300145,34426,945 60.011.1 253,50353,35112,091 21.04.8
64Paper, paperboard & articles thereof150,33192,54621,426 61.614.3 913,548453,87123,848 49.72.6
65Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles & related products175,88539,68610,583 22.66.0 450,457162,50316,193 36.13.6
66Non-metallic mineral manufactures nes420,541261,70581,977 62.219.5 508,873181,08220,610 35.64.1
67Iron & steel195,545113,56222,940 58.111.7 639,118342,67718,152 53.62.8
68Non-ferrous metals72,70332,8495,699 45.27.8 555,300112,1472,813 20.20.5
69Manufactures of metals nes737,864189,77749,111 25.76.7 1,037,353406,99920,604 39.22.0
71Power generating machinery & equipment487,026173,5679,633 35.62.0 582,88055,4215,511 9.50.9
72Machinery specialised for particular industries641,867155,30239,176 24.26.1 2,384,702290,28420,468 12.20.9
73Metalworking machinery26,5894,0941,136 15.44.3 120,63732,571666 27.00.6
74General industrial machinery & equipment nes & parts nes1,727,893212,54529,407 12.31.7 1,650,350431,45917,892 26.11.1
75Office machines & automatic data processing machines4,209,185592,9308,419 14.10.2 3,821,314485,0791,678 12.70.0
76Telecommunications & sound equipment938,981225,7112,179 24.00.2 1,588,288402,135586 25.30.0
77Electrical machinery, apparatus & appliances nes & parts2,922,363396,56215,454 13.60.5 2,537,168553,7919,459 21.80.4
78Road vehicles (include. air-cushion vehicles)313,531154,27445,582 49.214.5 3,460,884629,73733,092 18.21.0
79Other transport equipment5,540,823642,5423,950 11.60.1 11,744,58983,520345 0.70.0
81Prefab buildings; plumbing & electrical fixtures & fittings157,212121,56220,783 77.313.2 236,10998,9873,642 41.91.5
82Furniture & parts thereof; bedding, cushions etc174,04394,71634,161 54.419.6 447,396152,93421,076 34.24.7
83Travel goods, handbags & similar containers23,29610,027690 43.03.0 148,55043,675331 29.40.2
84Articles of apparel; clothing accessories304,85488,16834,286 28.911.2 1,864,343487,3225,507 26.10.3
85Footwear45,14220,3593,221 45.17.1 400,368144,335593 36.10.1
87Professional, scientific & controlling apparatus nes6,147,776145,82416,969 2.40.3 1,799,293363,8023,584 20.20.2
88Photographic apparatus; optical goods; watches clocks1,091,576123,018145 11.30.0 386,25178,033294 20.20.1
89Miscellaneous manufactured articles nes6,354,864516,53990,555 8.11.4 2,883,7661,074,47240,959 37.31.4
99All other commodities and transactions including unclassified estimates1,205,032335,168169,651 27.814.1 1,612,035810,744106,622 50.36.6
Grand Total112,407,34313,810,1471,744,125 12.31.6 70,111,00916,903,0051,091,343 24.11.6
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification

 

  • The table above shows a very detailed breakdown of all exports and imports of goods for Ireland in 2015. By far the largest single category of exports in 2015 was "Medical and pharmaceutical products" at €30.2bn followed by "Organic chemicals" at €21.5bn.
  • "Essential oils, perfume materials: toilet & cleansing preps" accounted for €8.0bn of exports while "Miscellaneous manufactured articles n.e.s." accounted for €6.4bn in 2015.There were exports of €6.1bn in the category "Professional, scientific & controlling apparatus nes".
  • The largest single category of goods imported into Ireland in 2015 was "Other transport equipment" at €11.7bn while "Medical & pharmaceutical products" accounted for €5.8bn of imported goods.
  • "Office machines & automatic data processing machines" had imports of €3.8bn and so also did the category "Organic chemicals".
3.6 Top 6 exports to the United Kingdom, 2015 classified by commodity (detailed level)
     
    €000
SITC level 21Great BritainNorthern IrelandUnited Kingdom
01Meat & meat preparations1,720,791182,3251,903,116
54Medical & pharmaceutical products1,488,60437,4601,526,064
51Organic chemicals1,025,4734,5131,029,986
55Essential oils, perfume materials; toilet & cleansing preps724,58047,124771,704
02Dairy products & birds’ eggs705,21765,848771,066
79Other transport equipment642,5423,950646,492
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification.
3.7 Top 6 imports from the United Kingdom, 2015 classified by commodity (detailed level)
     
    €000
SITC level 21Great BritainNorthern IrelandUnited Kingdom
33Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials1,915,56411,6431,927,207
34Gas, natural & manufactured1,144,6004,8491,149,449
89Miscellaneous manufactured articles nes1,074,47240,9591,115,431
55Essential oils, perfume materials; toilet & cleansing preps791,6534,151795,805
99All other commodities and transactions617,21795,245712,462
78Road vehicles (include. air-cushion vehicles)629,73733,092662,830
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification.
3.8 Goods Exports and Imports, 2005 - 2015
            
           €000
 20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Exports           
Great Britain13,857,60013,916,20015,264,00014,537,20012,442,90012,677,10012,973,40013,731,00012,793,80012,137,30013,810,147
Northern Ireland1,576,8001,671,5001,740,5001,564,5001,291,9001,326,1001,422,0001,435,8001,477,8001,605,2001,744,125
Total Exports from Ireland87,172,70087,496,70090,579,70088,503,10087,585,50090,923,80093,190,60093,506,70089,181,50092,615,900112,407,343
            
Imports           
Great Britain16,995,30018,099,30019,508,50017,941,40012,787,00013,823,40015,638,10015,402,60015,869,80016,460,60016,903,005
Northern Ireland1,275,6001,325,3001,360,8001,261,300941,100989,7001,047,3001,026,0001,016,4001,103,9001,091,343
Total Imports to Ireland58,462,60063,833,10065,939,30059,335,60048,203,30048,694,60053,035,20056,179,20055,787,10062,157,50070,111,009
            
As a % of total exports:           
Great Britain15.915.916.916.414.213.913.914.714.313.112.3
Northern Ireland1.81.91.91.81.51.51.51.51.71.71.6
United Kingdom17.717.818.818.215.715.415.416.216.014.813.8
            
As a % of total imports:           
Great Britain29.128.429.630.226.528.429.527.428.426.524.1
Northern Ireland2.22.12.12.12.02.02.01.81.81.81.6
United Kingdom31.330.431.632.428.530.431.529.230.328.325.7
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO

 

  • Exports of goods from Ireland rose from €87bn in 2005 to €90.6bn in 2007 before decreasing to €87.6bn in 2009. Exports then increased over the next six years to reach €112.2bn in 2015.
  • Exports of goods to Great Britain followed a similar pattern and rose from €13.9bn in 2005 to €15.3bn in 2007 before decreasing to €12.4bn in 2009. Goods exports to Great Britain then increased over the following six years to reach €13.8bn by 2015. Exports of goods to Northern Ireland also followed this pattern and stood at €1.7bn in 2015.
  • Imports of goods into Ireland rose from €58.5bn in 2005 to €65.9bn in 2007 and then dropped sharply to €48.2bn in 2009. Imports of goods then increased over the next six years to €70.0bn in 2015.
  • Imports of goods from Great Britain followed a similar pattern and increased from €17bn in 2005 to €19.5bn in 2007 before falling back to €12.8bn in 2009 and then increasing over the next six years to €16.9bn by 2015. Imports of goods from Northern Ireland also followed this pattern and stood at €1.1bn in 2015.
UK exportsTotal exportsUK importsTotal imports
200515434.487172.718270.958462.6
200615587.787496.719424.663833.1
200717004.590579.720869.365939.3
200816101.788503.119202.759335.6
200913734.887585.513728.148203.3
201014003.290923.814813.148694.6
201114395.493190.616685.453035.2
201215166.893506.716428.656179.2
201314271.689181.516886.255787.1
201413742.592615.917564.562157.5
201515554.2717782943112407.34306116817994.347704032170111.0088697769

 

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