| Appendix 1 | ||||||
| Exports to the UK by activity sector and enterprise size 2015-2017 | ||||||
| Sector | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||
| €million | Number of enterprises | €million | Number of enterprises | €million | Number of enterprises | |
| Agri/food | ||||||
| Micro | 141 | 239 | 134 | 271 | 194 | 249 | 
| Small | 204 | 132 | 202 | 147 | 223 | 152 | 
| Medium | 998 | 98 | 912 | 95 | 896 | 100 | 
| Large | 2,475 | 38 | 2,369 | 40 | 2,363 | 40 | 
| Total | 3,818 | 507 | 3,618 | 553 | 3,677 | 541 | 
| Pharmaceuticals | ||||||
| Micro | 3 | 34 | 17 | 37 | 25 | 46 | 
| Small | 149 | 48 | 122 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 
| Medium | 180 | 34 | 111 | 28 | 161 | 29 | 
| Large | 2,043 | 23 | 2,504 | 26 | 3,402 | 24 | 
| Total | 2,374 | 139 | 2,753 | 143 | 3,636 | 147 | 
| Other manufacturing and construction | ||||||
| Micro | 170 | 872 | 206 | 854 | 232 | 803 | 
| Small | 518 | 570 | 511 | 610 | 552 | 610 | 
| Medium | 1,679 | 253 | 1,642 | 264 | 1,572 | 267 | 
| Large | 1,195 | 54 | 1,050 | 60 | 1,200 | 63 | 
| Total | 3,562 | 1,749 | 3,408 | 1,788 | 3,555 | 1,743 | 
| Wholesale/retail | ||||||
| Micro | 1,329 | 1,908 | 1,040 | 1,872 | 971 | 1,858 | 
| Small | 1,009 | 861 | 962 | 899 | 976 | 895 | 
| Medium | 830 | 159 | 872 | 171 | 725 | 179 | 
| Large | 320 | 34 | 349 | 36 | 601 | 40 | 
| Total | 3,487 | 2,962 | 3,223 | 2,978 | 3,273 | 2,972 | 
| Services/other | ||||||
| Micro | 1,158 | 898 | 987 | 920 | 1,236 | 894 | 
| Small | 140 | 254 | 187 | 270 | 113 | 293 | 
| Medium | 546 | 80 | 441 | 89 | 230 | 89 | 
| Large | 183 | 22 | 82 | 20 | 77 | 24 | 
| Total | 2,028 | 1,254 | 1,697 | 1,299 | 1,656 | 1,300 | 
| Unknown | 64 | 16 | 153 | 19 | 267 | 16 | 
| Total | 15,334 | 6,627 | 14,851 | 6,780 | 16,065 | 6,719 | 
| Appendix 2 | ||||||
| Imports from the UK by activity sector and enterprise size 2015-2017 | ||||||
| Sector | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||
| €million | Number of enterprises | €million | Number of enterprises | €million | Number of enterprises | |
| Agri/food | ||||||
| Micro | 96 | 854 | 110 | 1,016 | 107 | 1,076 | 
| Small | 203 | 269 | 206 | 290 | 208 | 285 | 
| Medium | 484 | 129 | 467 | 134 | 658 | 136 | 
| Large | 758 | 39 | 727 | 40 | 825 | 41 | 
| Total | 1,541 | 1,291 | 1,511 | 1,480 | 1,797 | 1,538 | 
| Pharmaceuticals | ||||||
| Micro | 18 | 67 | 16 | 76 | 24 | 64 | 
| Small | 66 | 55 | 49 | 57 | 48 | 54 | 
| Medium | 126 | 46 | 90 | 41 | 95 | 43 | 
| Large | 265 | 26 | 398 | 29 | 950 | 30 | 
| Total | 476 | 194 | 553 | 203 | 1,117 | 191 | 
| Other manufacturing and construction | ||||||
| Micro | 286 | 3,649 | 336 | 3,975 | 332 | 4,187 | 
| Small | 465 | 1,389 | 449 | 1,515 | 523 | 1,597 | 
| Medium | 857 | 376 | 823 | 400 | 1,160 | 433 | 
| Large | 1,673 | 73 | 1,120 | 81 | 1,155 | 83 | 
| Total | 3,281 | 5,487 | 2,727 | 5,971 | 3,170 | 6,300 | 
| Wholesale/retail | ||||||
| Micro | 2,862 | 9,324 | 2,605 | 9,395 | 2,753 | 9,329 | 
| Small | 3,333 | 2,677 | 3,170 | 2,761 | 3,238 | 2,892 | 
| Medium | 2,845 | 425 | 2,879 | 429 | 2,917 | 462 | 
| Large | 4,210 | 71 | 3,867 | 74 | 3,906 | 78 | 
| Total | 13,251 | 12,497 | 12,521 | 12,659 | 12,813 | 12,761 | 
| Services/other | ||||||
| Micro | 1,783 | 3,628 | 1,599 | 3,810 | 1,750 | 3,990 | 
| Small | 275 | 1,318 | 263 | 1,478 | 371 | 1,569 | 
| Medium | 391 | 435 | 395 | 484 | 336 | 531 | 
| Large | 475 | 212 | 546 | 217 | 512 | 225 | 
| Total | 2,924 | 5,593 | 2,803 | 5,989 | 2,969 | 6,315 | 
| Unknown | 402 | 40 | 507 | 42 | 592 | 47 | 
| Total | 21,876 | 25,102 | 20,622 | 26,344 | 22,459 | 27,152 | 
| Appendix 3 | ||||||
| Intra-EU trade in 2017 by SME* enterprises | ||||||
| Sector | Exports | Imports | ||||
| Number of enterprises | Value of EU trade (€000) | Value of UK trade (€000) | Number of enterprises | Value of EU trade (€000) | Value of UK trade (€000) | |
| Agri/food | ||||||
| UK trade only | 248 | 349,414 | 349,414 | 797 | 347,909 | 347,909 | 
| UK plus other EU trade | 253 | 1,762,610 | 964,348 | 700 | 1,052,053 | 624,753 | 
| Other EU trade excluding UK | 75 | 361,969 | 91 | 34,164 | ||
| Total | 576 | 2,473,993 | 1,313,762 | 1,588 | 1,434,125 | 972,662 | 
| Pharmaceuticals | ||||||
| UK trade only | 44 | 75,447 | 75,447 | 29 | 8,797 | 8,797 | 
| UK plus other EU trade | 79 | 624,060 | 158,250 | 132 | 655,852 | 158,019 | 
| Other EU trade excluding UK | 19 | 543,379 | 23 | 354,070 | ||
| Total | 142 | 1,242,887 | 233,698 | 184 | 1,018,719 | 166,816 | 
| Other manufacturing and construction | ||||||
| UK trade only | 881 | 700,706 | 700,706 | 3,168 | 493,675 | 493,675 | 
| UK plus other EU trade | 799 | 4,763,768 | 1,654,171 | 3,049 | 3,073,795 | 1,520,615 | 
| Other EU trade excluding UK | 152 | 308,775 | 308 | 129,379 | ||
| Total | 1,832 | 5,773,249 | 2,354,876 | 6,525 | 3,696,849 | 2,014,290 | 
| Wholesale/retail | ||||||
| UK trade only | 1,643 | 1,055,688 | 1,055,688 | 4,873 | 3,181,094 | 3,181,094 | 
| UK plus other EU trade | 1,289 | 4,043,432 | 1,616,720 | 7,810 | 12,668,237 | 5,725,851 | 
| Other EU trade excluding UK | 249 | 379,220 | 1,076 | 1,392,264 | ||
| Total | 3,181 | 5,478,340 | 2,672,407 | 13,759 | 17,241,595 | 8,906,945 | 
| Services/other | ||||||
| UK trade only | 757 | 429,484 | 429,484 | 3,051 | 500,973 | 500,973 | 
| UK plus other EU trade | 519 | 4,382,183 | 1,150,107 | 3,039 | 2,880,066 | 1,956,592 | 
| Other EU trade excluding UK | 154 | 661,286 | 439 | 12,064,212 | ||
| Total | 1,430 | 5,472,953 | 1,579,592 | 6,529 | 15,445,251 | 2,457,564 | 
| Total | 7,161 | 20,441,423 | 8,154,335 | 28,585 | 38,836,540 | 14,518,277 | 
| * SME sector includes Micro, Small, and Medium sized enterprises, defined as those with fewer than 250 employees | ||||||
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