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Current account with the UK shows a deficit of €0.4bn in Quarter 1 2022
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| Merchandise | Services | Income | Current Account |
Q4 2019 | -1.056 | 3.918 | -2.52 | 0.342 |
Q1 2020 | -0.656 | 3.419 | -3.162 | -0.399 |
Q2 2020 | -0.751 | 3.432 | -2.462 | 0.219 |
Q3 2020 | -0.566 | 4.149 | -2.038 | 1.546 |
Q4 2020 | -1.654 | 3.867 | -1.724 | 0.49 |
Q1 2021 | 1.305 | 3.576 | -1.483 | 3.398 |
Q2 2021 | 0.085 | 4.177 | -2.993 | 1.267 |
Q3 2021 | 0.071 | 3.963 | -3.235 | 0.8 |
Q4 2021 | -0.964 | 5.267 | -2.896 | 1.407 |
Q1 2022 | -1.436 | 4.225 | -3.156 | -0.367 |
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Current account with the UK (See Table 3.1)
- Merchandise exports were €6,950m in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of €1,456m compared with the first quarter of 2021.
- Merchandise imports were €8,386m in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of €4,197m compared with the first quarter of 2021.
- Services exports at €9,940m increased by €1,018m compared to the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to computer and business exports.
- Services imports at €5,715m were up €369m over that same period in 2021, these figures were affected by increased levels of business and transport costs.
- Investment income earned in the UK at €5,640m, decreased by €155m compared with one year earlier while investment income payable to the UK investors at €8,829m increased by €1,515m.
- When these effects are combined, the trade balance with the UK has decreased by €2,093m and net income outflows have increased by €1,673m, compared with the first quarter of 2021. The result is a current account balance deficit of €367m in the first quarter of 2022, down from a current account balance of €3,398m in the first quarter of 2021.
The experimental table on foreign direct investment with the UK (See Table 3.2); shows that direct investment in Ireland from the UK has decreased by €1,150m in the first quarter of 2022 mainly due to decreases in equity and reinvested earnings. Direct investment abroad from Ireland to the UK has also decreased by €81m in the first quarter of 2022.
Table 3.1 Current Account with the UK
Table 3.2 Foreign Direct Investment with the UK